EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO MARTIROS SARIAN'S 125th AND
GHAZAROS SARIAN'S 85th ANNIVERSARIES OPEN IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF
ARMENIA
01-04-2005 17:20:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition that opened
on March 31 in the National Library of Armenia was dedicated to
painter Martiros Sarian's 125th and RA People's Artist, composer
Ghazaros Sarian's 85th anniversaries. Works dedicated to
Sarians' life and activity, books published in Russian and
English languages and photographs were represented at the
exhibition.
Martiros Sarian was one of the leading painters
representing the art of the 20th century. He was one of the
greatest figures of not only Armenian but also world painting,"
David Sargsian, Director of the National Library of Armenia,
mentioned. According to D.Sargsian, the painter created a
peculiar background full of Sarian's original colors and shades.
Ghazaros Sarian has been the chief of Yerevan
Conservatoire after Komitas for almost 26 years. In this period
the Conservatoire gave a generation, which is the basis of
the music art. Gh.Sarian's "Hayastan" ("Armenia") symphonic work
created by the motives of the canvases of his father, Martiros
Sarian, is especially famous. The Armenian Cultural Center
of the city of Salonika (Greece) was named after the composer.