Yerevan on canvases of Peto Poghosyan (video)
The capital of Armenia with its colors and mood from time to time appears on the canvases of painter Peto Poghosyan. The fact that he was born in Gyumri full of colors helps him to notice the peculiarities of Yerevan. “Yerevan has a number of manifestations; every hour, mood of the people is conveyed to the city. It is also connected with the buildings, disappearing and new buildings, all that changes the city,” says Peto. The painter understood that the mood of people is transferred to the city and just in that way the look and contents of Yerevan is formed. His canvases tell about it. “I want to convey the inner strain of simple objects, which together represent a special, interesting episode and history. It is a short story, episode of life,” explains the artist. Everybody displays their love to the city, not saving any words. But sometimes those words don’t become actions. “In fact it is very easy; take care of each other, don’t pollute, treat well.” Every time it is hard for Peto to see another destroyed building of Old Yerevan. The modern city should have innovations, but it shouldn’t be at the expense of old buildings. Peto notes: “The modern city has its red shop, which doesn’t suit the city and in contrast there is as esthetic and beautiful building. That is a modern city like that, it has contrasts, but there is a limit to intervene the city, that limit must be maintained.” By the way, by comparing Peto Poghosyan’s canvases we can understand how the mood of Yerevan changes.
