In the rich realm of contemporary Armenian sculpture, Alexei Papoyan holds a distinctive place. Through the use of dual meanings in sculptural language, metaphorical, allegorical, and grotesque techniques, he is able to reconstitute the profound essence of the human and animal worlds, revealing the contradictions between good and evil and finding their plastic parallels and symbols. This is not a narrative or descriptive language but a condensed mass of artistic means based on the real images of humans and animals.
The sculptor’s artistic interests are very broad. Humor and the grotesque, the perpetual clashes of good and evil, the absurdity of life and the meaning of existence—these are the issues that have concerned him throughout his creative life.
The exhibition will be open from March 7 to March 26, inclusive.