RENOWNED PAINTER AND LITERARY CRITIC VAGRICH BAKHCANYAN PASSES AWAY IN NEW YORK

PanARMENIAN.Net
14.11.2009 10:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Renowned painter and literary critic Vagrich
Bakhchyan, 72, has passed away in New York.

Bakhchyan was born in Kharkov where he studied in the local decorative
art school under avant-garde artist Vasily Ermilov. In 1965, he took
part in the first non-official exhibition.

Short time afterwards, the artist moved to Moscow where, in 1967-74,
he worked in the humor department of Literaturnaya Gazeta and 12
Chairs Art Club, together with Vladimir Ivanov, Igor Makarov and
Vitaly Peskov. He was published in Znanie-Sila and Yunost magazines.

Many of Bakhcanyan’s aphorisms and witty remarks became pieces of
folklore.

In 1974, the artist emigrated to New York where he continued his
activity . Over the recent years, many of his works were displayed
in Moscow, New York, Las Vegas, Kiev and Vienna, Lenta.ru reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress