On the School Bus, 2024
Painting : pencil · 94 x 43 x 0.5 cm 37 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
1 500 €
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94 x 43 x 0.5 cm 37 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch Height x Width x Depth
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A ghostly presence emerges from a veil of graphite. The gaze is piercing. It lingers between visibility and disappearance. This artwork captures a fleeting moment of human introspection. The artist employs a sophisticated blend of pencil and paint. Heavy textures overlap the delicate features of the face.
Vertical strokes create a sense of rain or falling debris. This layering suggests the fragility of memory. A sudden flash of green disrupts the monochromatic palette. It breathes life into the composition. It hints at a hidden vitality beneath the grey surface.
The composition balances figurative precision with abstract energy. It explores the boundary between the seen and the hidden. The subject feels trapped in a temporal haze. Every line adds a layer of psychological depth. The result is a haunting meditation on identity. The piece concludes with a soft fade into a stark white void.
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A leading contemporary interdisciplinary artist renowned for her distinct pop-stance paintings and multimedia works. Drawing consistent inspiration from Pop Art movements, her practice reaffirms the liberal utopias of the 1980s, trading natural light for the radiant, optimistic glow of mass-media aesthetics. Matsakyan skillfully weaponizes commercial symbols, advertising motifs and explores memory, identity and socio-political transitions.
1985 - Fine Arts Degree - , Yerevan, Armenia
2001 - Artist-in-Residence | Leube Kunst Projekt, Salzburg, Austria
2001 - Artist-in-Residence | KulturKontakt Austria, Vienna, Austria (2001)
Member | “3rd Floor" Avant-Garde Art Group (Joined 1987; actively participated in group exhibitions through 1994)
1997 | , Charlie Khachatryan Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2014 | , “Akanat" Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2014 | (Presented by “Gala" Art Gallery), Beirut, Lebanon
2013 | , Sotheby's Fine Art Auctions, London, UK
2012 | , Art Point Gallery (Kulturkontakt Austria), Vienna, Austria
2011 | , Christie's, London, UK
2010 | (BD Project), New York, USA
2009 | , Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA), Yerevan, Armenia
2008 | , Paris, France
2007 | , Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France
2005 | , Culturescapes Festival, Basel, Switzerland
2004 | , Vienna, Austria
2003 | , Kunsthalle Modern Art Museum, Vienna, Austria
2003 | , Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (IFA-Gallery), Berlin, Germany
2003 | (Project MAF), Tbilisi History Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
2002 | , San Lazzaro, Venice, Italy
2002 | , Tehran, Iran
2001 | , Hay-Art, Yerevan, Armenia
2001 | , ACCEA, Yerevan, Armenia
2001 | (Armenian-Austrian Joint Exhibition), Hay-Art, Yerevan, Armenia
1987 | , Union of Artists of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
Karine Matsakyan's works are represented in major national and international museums and permanent collections:
Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA) | Yerevan, Armenia
State Contemporary Art Museum | Yerevan, Armenia
Modern Art Museum | Vienna, Austria
Tbilisi History Museum | Tbilisi, Georgia
Museum of Contemporary Art | Tehran, Iran
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