SOCIETY TREATS ART AS SOMETHING USELESS, VAHE ARSEN

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
16.11.2009 17:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Each author needs advertising, and awards and bonuses
are a specific kind of advertisement. But it is necessary to bear in
mind that awards are also means for encouraging a writer, Professor,
Doctor of Philology David Gasparyan told today journalists.

Present at the meeting was also Vahe Arsen. Both guests pointed out
to Armenian society’s indifference to art, particularly literature. "I
have written two big books about Aksel Bakunts and Yeghishe Charents,
perfectly realizing society’s indifference," Gasparyan noted. Society
currently treats art as something useless, Vahe Arsen finds.

Guests also agreed that people in Armenia do not have serious approach
to the sphere. "We must establish an institute of criticism. And
organizational issues should be tackled by the state. Government
should be interested in what society reads. Whereas, everything here
is maintained by pure enthusiasm," the poet noted.

Each author needs recognition and awards. It’s a different matter
when the writer himself refuses the award," Vahe Arsen told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "We are facing the problem of making proper
distribution of values, but our society is not ready for that. There
are talented writers, and there are awards. It is just necessary to
bring them together," Gasparyan said in conclusion.