‘UNBREAKABLE TIES THAT BIND’: NEW EXHIBIT BY ARMENIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST ADRINEH GREGORIAN

Tert.am
08.03.10

The Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art in Yerevan
(NPAK/ACCEA) will be hosting an exhibit by Armenian-American artist
Adrineh Gregorian from March 26 to April 1 called "Unbreakable Ties
that Bind."

According to the Facebook event page created by the artist, "Adrineh’s
series ‘Unbreakable Ties that Bind: Art Transcending Three Generations
in One Family’ represents one subject matter, her family, as seen
through the eyes of two different generations that are bound by
bloodline and art.

"The series is comprised of a collection of acrylic on canvas
contemporary paintings reflecting [her grandfather] Grigor’s
photo-portraits and a collection of photographs of Adrineh’s family
today taken with Grigor’s original Zeiss Ikon camera.

"Grigor was an artist out of necessity. Art was a gift offered to him
as a means of survival; whereas for Adrineh, art is a means of
expression and a creative outlet.

"In this series, Adrineh attempts to use their commonality, art, to
unite a family whose members have had contrasting destinies and to
make a connection with the grandfather she’s never met.

"Creating and exhibiting this series throughout Armenia allows the
story of Grigor and Adrineh’s ancestral line to come full circle."

The exhibit opens at 6 pm on Friday, March 26.