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His unusually advanced artistic ability enabled him to enter the Academy of Art in Yerevan in 1967, directly from high school. This marked the beginning of a metamorphosis and an artistic rebirth.
I enjoy mixing media because art is freedom, my feelings, my victory… I do not actually know what I feel when I paint; I just paint my mood, a feeling that a camera’s eye cannot catch – some special, subtle angle that perhaps others would not see”.
His colors combine mood and movement - key elements of his work.
Martiros says, “I had all these emotions and all these dreams but no way to express them.” “Now,” he says, “I am able to express them all.”
“My style is life and I like life very much. A person doesn’t become an artist – he is simply born an artist", …and so it began for Martiros Manoukian, the artist born on August 5, 1947.
His talent emerged at an early age and he began painting seriously at age 11.
Even as a child, Martiros exhibited his great enthusiasm for freedom, adventure, and nature.
Full of energy and the desire for self-expression, he was already rebelling against the status quo, conformity, and anything "collective" in character.
Once, after skipping school, he reappeared with a painting in hand, explaining that he couldn’t attend school because, "Nature grabbed me and seduced me… and I had to paint it".
That painting eventually won first prize at his art school in the Soviet Union.
His unusually advanced artistic ability enabled him to enter the Academy of Art in Yerevan in 1967, directly from high school.
He also traveled to and studied at the academies in Moscow and Leningrad and completed his studies in Yerevan in 1972.
Martiros’ first exhibit as an adult was in 1972 in Armenia, in the Young Artists Exhibit sponsored by the Union of Soviet Artists - an exhibit later seen in Moscow.
At an unusually young age of 26, he had the prestigious honor of qualifying to become a member of the Union of Soviet Artists.
He participated in numerous exhibits under the auspices of the Union during the years 1974-1986 and received many honors and awards.
Martiros holds great fondness for the people and rich culture of Armenia, Russia and the rest of the former USSR.
In the USSR, he flourished not only as a painter, but also as an artist and designer in many other disciplines.
However, his material success and outspoken defiance of Communist dogma continually brought him serious difficulties.
Through his art, he found a means of expressing his freedom in symbolic ways, still within the parameters of politically acceptable images.
"It was the only place to speak about freedom and so I spoke with my canvases in an easy, careful way".
He was granted membership to the very selective and influential Union of Soviet Artists at a very young age, which allowed him to work and earn a little money to begin saving for his dreams of escaping to America. La sua prima mostra fu nel 1972 a Yerevan.
Ne aveva molti altri fino al 1987 quando emigrò negli Stati Uniti.
Martiros Manoukian, che ora vive negli Stati Uniti; è uno dei pochi artisti d'élite le cui migliaia di originali sono stati venduti in tutto il mondo.
È uno degli artisti di maggior successo in Giappone, negli Stati Uniti ed in Europa.
Ha partecipato a numerose mostre internazionali e ha ricevuto molte onorificenze e riconoscimenti.
After tremendous success in the U.S., Martiros embarked on a journey to Japan, signing a contract with Toyota for a collection of pieces to be commissioned over a five-year period. I enjoy mixing media because art is freedom, my feelings, my victory… I do not actually know what I feel when I paint; I just paint my mood, a feeling that a camera’s eye cannot catch – some special, subtle angle that perhaps others would not see.”
His colors combine mood and movement — key elements of his work.
In 1997, Martiros opened Art Brilliant Gallery on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Through his art, he found a means of expressing his freedom in symbolic ways, still within the parameters of politically acceptable images.
“It was the only place to speak about freedom and so I spoke with my canvases in an easy, careful way.” Yet Martiros knew the potential and depth of his creativity would remain inhibited as long as he remained in the Soviet Union.
Finally, in 1987, his dream to emigrate to the U.S.
was realized. During this time, Prestige Magazine of Hong Kong in its April 2011 edition called Martiros “An Artist of the World.” The magazine noted, “Owners of Martiros’ work are found from the Americas to Asia, and the artist considers himself a global citizen.” In 2011 Martiros’ artwork was distributed throughout the region as part of his Asia Tour.
His piece “Girl Of My Dreams,” was awarded first place and brought him critical acclaim from his mentor Martiros Saryan. My motif is beauty; the serenade and music are my life motif. At an unusually young age of 26, he had the prestigious honor of qualifying to become a member of the Union of Soviet Artists. All, in one way or another, celebrate love of life and freedom.
Through his art, he found a means of expressing his freedom in symbolic ways, still within the parameters of politically acceptable images. Know as one of the most prestigious and important artists in the history of Armenia, Sarayan, born in 1880, proclaimed his young protégé Manoukian would have a prosperous artistic life ahead of him.
Instead, he uses the whole keyboard.”
Some works by Martiros reflect something of antiquity in his homeland – reflections of centuries-old icons of Russian Orthodoxy.