http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:16:14 +0000 http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com en http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Introverted-Perspective-6 http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Introverted-Perspective-6 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:16:14 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 4644547 <img src="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/4644547/image.jpg" width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload117.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/4644547/image_o.jpg" data-mid="24729903" border="0" align="left"/> INTROVERTED PERSPECTIVE #6 2012 Iron, polyester thread, plaster. 40 x 40 x 40 cmSPAZIOBLUE Bologna in/outside of me Mikayel Ohanjanyan Oct 26—Dec 8, 2012 Mostra a cura di Simona Gavioli Map INTROVERTED PERSPECTIVE #6 2012 Iron, polyester thread, plaster. 40 x 40 x 40 cmSPAZIOBLUE Bologna in/outside of me Mikayel Ohanjanyan Oct 26—Dec 8, 2012 Mostra... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Centro-tavola-Cum-Figuris http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Centro-tavola-Cum-Figuris Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:58:32 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3480220 <img src="http://payload59.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3480220/centro.jpg" width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload59.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3480220/centro_o.jpg" data-mid="18000734" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload59.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3480220/centro_2.jpg" width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload59.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3480220/centro_2_o.jpg" data-mid="18000730" border="0" align="left"/> CENTRO TAVOLA CUM FIGURIS Project A series of sculptures composed of twelve pieces arranged at a distance of 1.5 -2 m. from each other, which creates a circular or oval area of about 15 m. of diameter. The sculptures, representing stylized heads (of the modern man) are all equal and contain within them small sculptures that depict the vices and virtues of contemporary man. Each sculpture is placed on a tray that serves as a base, like a taste dish, a dinner table. The idea of this composition is to create a space where the observer is placed at centre stage and become the protagonist as a “taster”, responsible for his own choices, both victim and architect of the situation and possibilities. CENTRO TAVOLA CUM FIGURIS Project A series of sculptures composed of twelve pieces arranged at a distance of 1.5 -2 m. from each other, which creates a circular or... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Intervista http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Intervista Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:24:16 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3488722 Three questions to Mikayel Ohanjanyan Interview by Mario Savini The Armenian artist Mikayel Ohanjanyan was born in Erevan in 1976, and he moved to Italy in 2000. He attended the Academies of Fine Art of Erevan and Florence. Since 2008 he has lived in the ancient town of Reggello (FI). At the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice, this year, he presented "Perspectives", an interactive sculpture that appears to be a game. "Perspectives" (2011) is an interactive sculpture on purpose created for the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice. Could you describe the work in detail? What is the meaning behind "Perspectives"? Yes, it is true. The work was specifically designed for the side event "Neoludica /Art is a game 2011-1966" (edited by Debora Ferrari and Luca Traini), and it includes the result of research on form and space, that I have been developing for some years, along with increased reality. Among other things, it is the first time I’ve given visitors the possibility of discovering other dimensions in the sculpture, in this case poetic-philosophical. It is a cubic structure of 1m3 of oxidized iron, placed on a base, 1,6 m x 1,6 m. (that is also a part of the sculpture), and black, opaque, plexiglass, in an oxidized iron frame. Inside the cubic structure, numerous threads of polyester are intertwined from one side to the other, developing very thin geometrical surfaces, created by the carbon fibres. On both sides of every surface, there are small, coloured balls, which besides giving an aesthetical lightness to the work, are an actual code by which to read sentences in the space of the sculpture, deciphered with a smart-phone App specifically created for this work by "Serenata" (Alessandra Rigano and Frederick Carson) in collaboration with “Rehacktive Labs" (Stefano Di Francisca) In formal and spatial terms, the work crosses the boundaries of form itself, in that, it tries to represent the introverted dimension of form and space, where it highlights the contrast between the One, its versatility, its stillness and its dynamism, inside-outside... Relationships that, despite the seemingly timeless aspect of sculpture, directly reflect the nuances of our modern society, with all its contradictions and tensions, and which give each visitor the opportunity to interpret the work in a very personal way. For me, it’s as if it were a self-portrait, where every thread represents an understanding, a meeting, a memory that they create in my full spaces and my voids. Surfaces, whether full or empty ones, represent a possibility of a new vision of the same space, therefore, a continuous journey and a myriad of perspectives... and all this happens in One. This work develops a complex, trans-medial narrative in which the elements interweave in a continuous flow. With a smart-phone you traverse cultural landscapes that seem to resurface from the memory of the work. What, in particular, is the role of the user? In fact, the sculpture is interactive, in how much the visitor, after their first impact with a form and an unknown space, charged with tensions and perspectives, enter into play with the work. It’s worth saying, that with the help of a smart-phone, one begins to decipher the colours, we mentioned before, discovering the same sentence in the most widely spoken languages of the world. It becomes a real game and spatial journey, of research into one’s own language, to discover the meaning of the self. The sentence reads "Know thyself" from Taletes, which in turn, incites in the observer an intimate and profound reflection. The user, each in his own way, in this spatial journey becomes the protagonist of the work. With the rapid evolution of digital technologies, would you say we are experiencing a new cultural renaissance? Personally, my artistic journey began from classical studies, based on the traditional art, therefore also using traditional materials. Over time, the maturation of my ideas, research into form, and curiosity for new media, have opened me to new possibilities and horizons of research. I believe that research and innovation are fundamental, both from the point of view of digital technologies and of new materials, however, at the same time I think that it is neither digital technologies nor even new media which create a new Renaissance. Without doubt, materials and new technologies can provide input to a new idea, but without the process and deep research of the vision, they simply remain good tools. Translation by Joanna Mallin-Davies Three questions to Mikayel Ohanjanyan Interview by Mario Savini The Armenian artist Mikayel Ohanjanyan was born in Erevan in 1976, and he moved to Italy in 2000.... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Introverted-Perspective http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Introverted-Perspective Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:19:39 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3478851 <img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478851/1105_6637a.jpg" width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478851/1105_6637a_o.jpg" data-mid="18831487" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478851/Untitled-1.jpg" width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478851/Untitled-1_o.jpg" data-mid="18831547" border="0" align="left"/> INTROVERTED PERSPECTIVE Iron, plexiglas, polyester thread, plaster. 60 x 60 x 43 cm Photo: © Andrea Messana INTROVERTED PERSPECTIVE Iron, plexiglas, polyester thread, plaster. 60 x 60 x 43 cm Photo: © Andrea Messana http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Untitled-project http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Untitled-project Tue, 29 May 2012 04:36:19 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3488781 PUBLICATIONS Catalog 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2011 ILLUMINATIONS. Collateral Events Marsilio By Bice Curiger pp. 540-541. Catalog Art and Videogames Neoludica 2011 Skira By Debora Ferrari pp. 214-215.La Repubblica XL Giugno 2011 I games sono Arte? By Matteo Bittanti e Debora Ferrari pp. 157-159.Catalog 12° International Architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2010 People meet in Architecture. Participating Countries Marsilio By Kazuyo Sejima pp. 106-107. PUBLICATIONS Catalog 54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2011 ILLUMINATIONS. Collateral Events Marsilio By Bice Curiger pp. 540-541. Catalog... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Limen-1 http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Limen-1 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:47:34 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3478861 <img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478861/t1.jpg" width="480" height="680" width_o="480" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478861/t1_o.jpg" data-mid="17974822" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478861/t2.jpg" width="480" height="680" width_o="480" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478861/t2_o.jpg" data-mid="17974824" border="0" align="left"/> LIMEN 2009 Project for an architectural area Iron, plexiglass, mirror, neon 120 x 80 x 80 cm TARGETTI LIGH ART FOUNDATION 2010 First PrizeA ladder entirely made of white neon tubes multiplied indefinitely from the game of mirrors placed at its base and at its top. The endless zigzag generated by reflections also involves the observer, whose point of view is halfway up the work, generating a feeling of endless passages and doors. This project is destined for either an urban environment, a courtyard or a roofed square, where the lower mirror (about ø 10 m.) becomes the pavement and the observer finds himself in a dimension without a floor with the “possibility” to climb up or fall down.Photo © Andrea Messana LIMEN 2009 Project for an architectural area Iron, plexiglass, mirror, neon 120 x 80 x 80 cm TARGETTI LIGH ART FOUNDATION 2010 First PrizeA ladder entirely made of... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/SILENZIO-2008 http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/SILENZIO-2008 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:38:32 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3478864 <img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478864/Silenzio.jpg" width="480" height="608" width_o="480" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478864/Silenzio_o.jpg" data-mid="17974353" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478864/2.jpg" width="480" height="608" width_o="480" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478864/2_o.jpg" data-mid="18004544" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478864/3.jpg" width="480" height="608" width_o="480" height_o="608" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478864/3_o.jpg" data-mid="18004555" border="0" align="left"/> SILENZIO 2008-2010 Project for an architectural/urban area The sculpture project is aimed to redesign an urban or architectural space where the ground and walls of the buildings are decorated graphically with a binary number pattern, creating thereby a space of strong informational impact. The sculptures of different sizes, placed in this elaborated space, are stylized heads or modern men of very pure and refined forms, which at the same time remain a bit archaic. Positioned not only vertically but also horizontally the sculptures could serve as benches for passers-by and create a space for playing. This project enables the observer to be always the major protagonist since it reveals on one side the contradictions between the immensity of contemporary means of communication and solitude and the failure of social communication in large urban areas, and on the other side becomes a space for people to interact.Photo © KEVO.biz / © Andrea Messana SILENZIO 2008-2010 Project for an architectural/urban area The sculpture project is aimed to redesign an urban or architectural space where the ground and walls... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Limen-2-Biennale-di-Venezia http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Limen-2-Biennale-di-Venezia Mon, 28 May 2012 11:32:03 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3478859 <img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478859/000.jpg" width="480" height="320" width_o="480" height_o="320" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478859/000_o.jpg" data-mid="17974566" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478859/00_2.jpg" width="480" height="680" width_o="480" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478859/00_2_o.jpg" data-mid="18007056" border="0" align="left"/> LIMEN #2 2010 Iron, plexiglas, bronze, mirror, motor. 112 x 90 x 90 cm Biennale di Venezia 12th architecture exhibition National participations. Armenian Pavilion August 28—November 21, 2010 Palazzo Zenobio Collegio Armeno Moorat-Raphael Fondamenta del Soccorso, Dorsoduro 2596, Venezia 10:00—18:00 Photo © Andrea Messana LIMEN #2 2010 Iron, plexiglas, bronze, mirror, motor. 112 x 90 x 90 cm Biennale di Venezia 12th architecture exhibition National participations. Armenian Pavilion... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/PerspectivesBiennale-di-Venezia http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/PerspectivesBiennale-di-Venezia Mon, 28 May 2012 10:56:57 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3478858 <img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478858/03.jpg" width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478858/03_o.jpg" data-mid="18000285" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478858/05.jpg" width="480" height="480" width_o="480" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478858/05_o.jpg" data-mid="18831686" border="0" align="left"/> PERSPECTIVES 2011 Iron, plexiglas, polyester thread, carbon fibers, softwer. 106 x 160 x 160 cm BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 54th International Art Exhibition Neoludica Art is a game 2011—1966. Collateral Events Curators Debora Ferrari and Luca Traini June 1—November 27, 2011 Download application here Requirements: Android Smartphone Platform with 2.2, 5 megapixel camera Instructions: Download the software and use the application on the installation in order to decode the colors. App. made by © Serenata in collaboration with Rehacktive Labs Sala Dei Laneri Santa Croce 131, Venezia 10:00—18:00 / Closed on Monday MapIn every project of Mikayel Ohanjanyan’s plastic elaboration, we always find the attempt to embody ineffability. His sculpture involves and activates opposites: strict exactness vs. shadowy forms, in a very transparent spaciousness, where substance shades off in a light without boundary lines, where invisible shows itself in real things, which reveal invisible changing again just in the moment of its becoming perceptible. Turned and doubled perspectives, intertwined dynamism of an elusive energy, create a lot of virtual dimensions, each of them being the mirror of its “autre”, within bounds and out of bounds, in an endless play between unity and multiplicity. The charm of the softness, formerly explained in very diverse ways by Melotti’s, Fontana’s and Calder’s sculptures, finds here a different and renewed expression, both conceptual and actual, opening up sensory and symbolic horizons, highly captivating through their strength and poetical power. Prof. Toni Toniato Historian and Art CriticPhoto © Andrea Messana / Debora Ferrari PERSPECTIVES 2011 Iron, plexiglas, polyester thread, carbon fibers, softwer. 106 x 160 x 160 cm BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 54th International Art Exhibition Neoludica Art... http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/Introverted-Perspective-2International-Contemporary-Art-Symposium http://www.mikayelohanjanyan.com/following/mikayelohanjanyan.com/Introverted-Perspective-2International-Contemporary-Art-Symposium Mon, 28 May 2012 10:45:14 +0000 Mikayel Ohanjanyan Sculpture 3478852 <img src="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478852/iasg1.jpg" width="480" height="345" width_o="480" height_o="345" src_o="http://payload58.cargocollective.com/1/1/39568/3478852/iasg1_o.jpg" data-mid="17972895" border="0" align="left"/> INTROVERTED PERSPECTIVE #2 2011 Iron, polyester thread, plaster. 55 x 55 x 15 cm Mikayel Ohanjanyan at International Contemporary Art Symposium Villa Böhm, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany June 26—July 3, 2011 INTROVERTED PERSPECTIVE #2 2011 Iron, polyester thread, plaster. 55 x 55 x 15 cm Mikayel Ohanjanyan at International Contemporary Art Symposium Villa Böhm,...