Ladybug Series, 2025
Painting : pencil · 94 x 43 x 0.3 cm 37 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
1 500 €
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This evocative painting captures a moment of deep introspection. The artist employs a delicate balance between clarity and chaos. A serene female face emerges from a whirlwind of graphite lines. These energetic strokes act as a veil. They suggest the fragmentation of memory and the complexity of identity.
The technique blends figurative precision with abstract expressionism. Pencil marks dance across the surface. They create a rhythmic tension between the stillness of the subject and the movement of the surroundings. This contrast reflects a modern psychological state. It explores the boundary between the internal self and the external world.
The monochromatic palette enhances the emotional weight of the piece. It strips away distraction to focus on raw feeling. The soft shading of the features contrasts with the aggressive, vertical scratches. This creates a sense of fragility and strength. The artwork serves as a poetic meditation on the human condition. It transforms a simple portrait into a complex study of presence and disappearance. The composition remains anchored by the gentle gaze of the figure.
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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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