Armik Malekian | Biography | Legacy Fine Art Publishing

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Armik Malekian was born in 1951, the son of Armenian descendents who had immigrated to Southern California. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art and Master Degree in Graphic Design from University of Decorative Arts in Tehran. During his academic years he worked as a portrait and landscape artist for art galleries. He was also an illustrator and Art Director for advertising agencies. Shortly after graduating he settled with his family in California in order to expand the realm of his artistic pursuits. He then attended the California Institute of Art, where he earned his additional Master Degree. After a brief time in television, he was discovered by Brazilian TV Global and went to Rio de Janeiro to work as a Creative Art Director for that network. During this time, Armik was able to experiment with light, color, and shadows through camera lens, earning numerous prestigious awards for his creative works in the media of art. These awards included the 1978 International Animation Festival Grand Prize. After working more than 10 years, commuting between Brazil and New York, Armik realized the impact that the computer graphics was to have in changing the landscape of visual arts. He received an invitation to work in Europe and was based in Paris. This gave Armik an opportunity to study the impressionists by visiting art museums and galleries throughout Europe. His studies helped to create within him a burning desire to expand on their genre. After returning to America, blazed a new trail in jewelry design by using cutting-edge technologies. He also earned the Grand Prize in the International Jewelry competition in Japan. One can see throughout Armik's work the influence of Monet, Sargent and George Inness. Through the main techniques within his paintings utilizing shadow, color and highlights, he has created a visual reflection of the emotional joy of life. His use of dramatic and bright lights creates a dramatic flow on figures in his painting, which captures the essence of his subjects. Armik has exhibited in numerous international one-man and group shows earning the critical praise of art critics throughout the world. From his modest background, beginning with his work in Armenian and Russian art studios in Tehran, through all of his ultimate goal was to get back to his first love, which is painting. This he has accomplished with total passion and dedication. With Armik's extensive background in the varied world of multimedia - one becomes keenly aware of a new paradigm he is creating within the art world.

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Armik Malekian was born in 1951, the son of Armenian descendents who had immigrated to Southern California. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art and Master Degree in Graphic Design from University of Decorative Arts in Tehran. During his academic years he worked as a portrait and landscape artist for art galleries. He was also an illustrator and Art Director for advertising agencies. Shortly after graduating he settled with his family in California in order to expand the realm of his artistic pursuits. He then attended the California Institute of Art, where he earned his additional Master Degree. After a brief time in television, he was discovered by Brazilian TV Global and went to Rio de Janeiro to work as a Creative Art Director for that network. During this time, Armik was able to experiment with light, color, and shadows through camera lens, earning numerous prestigious awards for his creative works in the media of art. These awards included the 1978 International Animation Festival Grand Prize. After working more than 10 years, commuting between Brazil and New York, Armik realized the impact that the computer graphics was to have in changing the landscape of visual arts. He received an invitation to work in Europe and was based in Paris. This gave Armik an opportunity to study the impressionists by visiting art museums and galleries throughout Europe. His studies helped to create within him a burning desire to expand on their genre. After returning to America, blazed a new trail in jewelry design by using cutting-edge technologies. He also earned the Grand Prize in the International Jewelry competition in Japan. One can see throughout Armik's work the influence of Monet, Sargent and George Inness. Through the main techniques within his paintings utilizing shadow, color and highlights, he has created a visual reflection of the emotional joy of life. His use of dramatic and bright lights creates a dramatic flow on figures in his painting, which captures the essence of his subjects. Armik has exhibited in numerous international one-man and group shows earning the critical praise of art critics throughout the world. From his modest background, beginning with his work in Armenian and Russian art studios in Tehran, through all of his ultimate goal was to get back to his first love, which is painting. This he has accomplished with total passion and dedication. With Armik's extensive background in the varied world of multimedia - one becomes keenly aware of a new paradigm he is creating within the art world.

Victoria Moore \| Ginger Cook \| Olga Kuczer \| John Pugh \| Juan "One" Sepulveda \| Lawrence Noble \| Heidi Hornberger \| Armik Malekian
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