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The Armenian woman from New York The personal exhibition of Annette Abnus’s works was opened at St. Vardan Church in New York. The exhibition included about thirty paintings and drawing from the painter’s Armenian series. Annette was born in Tehran and now lives and works in the United States. Such events are very important for a small Armenian community like the one in New York. And the Church is always supporting such events. Annette’s works are characterized by bright colors and sharp expression. The paintings in the Armenian series are inspired by the colors of Armenian carpets and taraz, the national Armenian dresses. The paintings inspired by the Armenian taraz can be generalized under the title “The Armenian Woman” – The Armenian Woman from Polis, The Armenian Woman from Anatolia, from Istanbul, from Tiflis, from France, Izmir… These painting do not aim at depicting the details of the Armenian taraz. What matters here is the colors, the mood and the image of the woman wearing the taraz. Another peculiarity of Annette’s work is the surface on which she paints. She often coats the painting with lace, similar to the lace with which women cover their heads. This lace is like a layer of memory that underlies Annette’s series of Armenian paintings. Then she paints on the lace with the bright and unrestricted colors. “By covering my paintings with lace and paints I join art, culture and history. In my paintings you can see layers of thoughts, emotions and experiences,” Annette says. Not only members of the Armenian community but also a number of foreigners visit the exhibition at the St. Vardan Church and admire Annette’s paintings. By Tamar Gasparian-Chester |
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