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Martiros Manoukian 1947 -

THAT GREAT SOURCE OF POWER . . . creativity . . . is the life of Martiros, a man in love. Understand the sources of his incredible artistic capacity, and then realize what motivates this phenomenal artist. Martiros would be ecstatic never to speak of his life as a painter. A biographical sketch closest to his heart would be a book or exhibit of all his paintings which would say everything, without words.
     Nevertheless his words do unfold some aspects of his life as an artist. "I was born an artist. God gives each of us something at birth . . . a person doesn't become an artist, he is simply born an artist." And so it began for Martiros Manoukian, artist, born on August 5, 1947.
     His talent emerged at an early age, and he began painting seriously at age eleven. Even as a child, Martiros exhibited his great enthusiasm for freedom, adventure, and nature. Full of energy and the desire for self-expression, he was already quite the individual, rebelling against the status quo, conformity, and anything "collective" in character. Once after skipping school, he reappeared with a painting in hand, explaining that he couldn't attend school because, "Nature grabbed me and seduced me . . . and I had to paint it." That painting eventually won first prize for School Art in the Soviet Union. His unusually advanced artistic ability enabled him to enter the Academy of Art in Yerevan in 1967, directly from high school. He also traveled to and studied at the academies in Moscow and Leningrad and completed his studies in Yerevan in 1972.
     Martiros' first exhibit as an adult was in 1972 in Armenia, in the Young Artists Exhibit sponsored by the Union of Soviet Artists, an exhibit later seen in Moscow. At an unusually young age of 26 he had the prestigious honor of qualifying to become a member of the Artists Union (Union of Soviet Artists). He participated in numerous exhibits under the auspices of the Union during the years 1974-1986 and received many honors and awards as well.

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