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| Born | Aramazd Karapetyan (1941-06-08)June 8, 1941 |
| Died | March 18, 2014(2014-03-18) (aged 72) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | State of Andranik (2002) |
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Ara Shiraz (Armenian:Արա Շիրազ, June 8, 1941 – March 18, 2014) was anArmenian sculptor. His mother and father were the poetsSilva Kaputikyan andHovhannes Shiraz.
Ara Shiraz was bornAramazd Karapetyan (Armenian:Արամազդ Կարապետյան) inYerevan in 1941. He graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre of Yerevan in 1966. He participated in numerous exhibitions of young artists in Armenia and the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Painters Union of Armenia from 1968 until his death. His works have been exhibited in major cities of the U.S.S.R. (Moscow, Leningrad, Tbilisi) as part of solo and group shows. He took part in the Festival of Armenian Art "From Urartu to the Present" (Paris, 1970).
Shiraz was characterized by his monumental sculptural works. He was awarded the State Award of Armenia for his ornamental sculptures decorating the facade of the Dvin Hotel in Yerevan. In 1977 he was granted the title of Emeritus Artist of Armenia. In 1987 he was elected the president of the Artists' Union of Armenia, and a member of the Secretariat of the Artists' Union of the U.S.S.R.
In 2017, his works were displayed at theNational Gallery of Armenia in an exhibition titled "Ara Shiraz: Retrospective".[1]
Shiraz' most renowned works include the busts ofPablo Picasso,Yervand Kochar,Hovhannes Shiraz andVruir Galstian. Many of his sculptural compositions are on permanent exhibit in the Modern Art Museum of Armenia, the State Gallery of Armenia, theTretyakov Gallery and the Eastern Nations Museum of Art in Moscow.
Shiraz's paintings and sculptures are found in many private collections throughout the world:Moscow,St. Petersburg,Tbilisi,Yerevan,Beirut,Paris,London,New York City,Los Angeles,Chicago,Detroit andMontreal.
His works include:
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