֏ 4 936 000 / $10 000 / € 8560
Impromtu
acrylic on canvas, 60x50 cm , 2020
Robert Elibekyan (Born 1941)
Graduated Yerevan Institute of Arts and Theatre in 1965. Member of Artists’ Union of Armenia since 1970.
One of the unique artists of Armenian painting scene, Robert Elibekyan has elaborated a clearly distinctive style. Due to his loose and expressive brush and reach, vivid palette, Elibekyan’s paintings create imaginary realities – realities of fairy tales, theater plays and dreams. Renowned art critic Henrik Igityan once asked: “Have you ever tried to get into Robert Elibekyan’s canvases, to experience his realities? Not to observe them, not to be stuck on their surface, but to live in them… You will feel yourself in that special realm you timidly bear inside your head”.
Selected Exhibitions
1970 – “From Urartu to the Present Day”, Paris, France
1970 – Personal Exhibition, Tarnovo, Bulgaria
1973 - "Armenian Graphics", Amsterdam, Netherlands
1974 – Artashes Hunanyan, Robert and Henry Elibekyan Exhibition, Warsaw, Poland
1980 – Personal Exhibition, Los Angeles, Detroit, Boston, USA
1989 - "Elibekyans", State Museum of Eastern Peoples, Moscow, Russia
1990 – Personal Exhibition, Los Angeles, USA
1994 - "Robert Elibekyan’s Mysterious Theater", Polynesia, France
1996 - "Exhibition of 4 Armenian artists", Paris, France
2000 – “Elibekyan Generations”, Los Angeles, USA
2002 – Personal Exhibition, Montreal, Canada
2007 - "Armenian Contemporary Art", L'Orangerie Du Luxembourg, Paris, France
2010 - President of the RA 2001-2010 Laureates Exhibition, Yerevan, Armenia
2011 – Personal Exhibition, Montreal, Canada
2011 – Exhibition dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia's independence, New Jersey, USA
2016 - "Reflections", Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan, Armenia
Selected Awards and Titles
1977 - Title of Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR
2001 - Movses Khorenatsi Medal
2004 - Award of the President of the RA (for the "Mystery" paintings series)
2008 - Title of People's Artist of the RA
2017 - Order of Honour