Women on Top, 2005
Painting : oil · 160 x 120 x 2 cm 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€5,700
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This oil painting explores the vibrant intersection of mass media and memory. The composition functions as a visual collage. It blends commercial symbols with fragmented text. Bold green bands slice through the image. They evoke the aesthetic of advertising and consumerism. A pale yellow dress floats against a backdrop of newsprint. This creates a tension between personal identity and public information.
The artist utilizes a pop-stance approach. She transforms everyday objects into semiotic markers. A glass of honey and a paintbrush add tactile elements to the flat surface. These details suggest a domestic intimacy amidst the noise of global communication. The use of bright, optimistic tones reflects a fascination with the radiant glow of media.
The artwork operates as a socio-political map. It navigates the space between liberal utopias and the reality of urban life. Textual fragments and brand references overlap. They form a rhythmic narrative of modern existence. The balance of abstract shapes and figurative details guides the eye across the canvas. This results in a layered exploration of contemporary culture, ending with a precise focus on typographic elements and graphic lines.
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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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