V A R D A N
SCULPTOR VARDAN
Born December 1968
Style Archaic conceptualism
Member of the Art Club of the USA
Director of Sculpture, Siqueiros Foundation of the Arts
Disciple of Ernst Neizvestny
Creator of the Archaic Conceptualism style
Vardan was born in 1968. he is a
third-generation sculptor in his family. After
starting his art school at the age of six, Vardan
had his first solo exhibition at the age of ten.
After graduating, he was accepted into the art
school for the future students of The Academy
of Fine Art. He comes from one of the prominent
Armenian dynasties of Karabakh, the dynasty
of Melik Egan, the son of the Catholicos Gukas
the First Garnetzy, house of Cilicia 1731-173 His
family roots began during the Second Jerusalem
Temple, when in the First Century of BC, his and
several other noble families of Jerusalem were
invited to move to Armenia by the Emperor
Tigranes the Great.
His work is a process that transforms ordinary
matter into an extraordinary form that
connects the realm of dreams and emotional
fillings with the material world. Archaic
Conceptualism is a style that he has developed
over many years. Being the only disciple of Ernst Neizvrstny, Vardan continues what his beloved teacher started.
Currently working on
his controversial thesis "Cappella Sistina" revealing secrets hidden for the past 500 years.
He works with stone, bronze, steel, glass,
and has participated in some of the most
exclusive projects worldwide including
monuments, mosaic murals, portrait
sculptures, and oversized stained glass as
well as Roman, Florentine, and Byzantine
mosaics.
Vardan works are located in private collections, religious institutions, and corporate offices worldwide in:
united states
Italy
Saudi Arabia
France
England
Germany
Spain
in the UNITED STATES:
California
Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego
New York
Armonk, Long Island, Hamptons
New Jersey
Michigan
st Clair shores, West Bloomfield, Birmingham
Oklahoma
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Florida
list of selected clients:
SLAVA POLUNIN Russian performance artist and clown. He is the creator of the stage spectacles Asisyai-revue, Slava's Snowshow, and Diabolo
American Publisher Larry Flynt
American pop singer Cher
American actor Michael Douglas
American actor Woody Harrelson
American actor Charlie Sheen
Former US Ambassador to Russia Jack F Matlock
Press attache French embassy
Mrs. De Charfotte
vardan with Ernst neizvestny
at his studio on Grand st,
New York. December 21, 2014.
Photo by Anna Graham