Armenian Artists
THROUGH OUR CREATIVITY AND VISION, WE WEAVE STORIES OF HERITAGE, IDENTITY, AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
Gagik Vardanyan (GaGo)
"GaGo is not unusual in having many artists inside him; he is unusual in letting so many of them out and regarding them all as equally authentic." - Peter Frank
Bio
Gagik Vardanyan - GaGo was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1960. He graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts in 1985. In 1999, Gagik moved to Buenos, Argentina, where he embraced Latin American culture and art, and his art was touched by the energy and beauty of Buenos Aires. In 2018 - GaGo established residence in California. Inspired by nature and cultural diversity, GaGo created and continues to create some large series of modern abstract paintings such as "Motion," "Impressions of California," and "Urban Flower."
Artist Statement
I started approaching art and painting more seriously when I was 14 years old (1974). Since then, I have received formal education and have met with some of the most important artists from Russia and Armenia.
During my early years, I was very intrigued by Eastern art, literature, and philosophy, which inspired me and influenced my art. After that period of my life, I started to study the biggest European artists who opened my mind to many different perspectives and techniques. In 1999, I moved to Argentina, and the possibility of meeting great writers, artists, and thinkers made me appreciate the Latin-American culture and art, which, combined with the multicultural nature of Buenos Aires, made me discover a new world and meaning to my work.
This is similar to the process that I am able to experience in California. I personally think that an artist has to be open to new experiences, realities, philosophies, and let all those changes influence and find their way to be expressed through the creative process. This is the only way that painting can always be interesting and surprising, not only to the public but to me as an artist.