NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF ARMENIA

Today is the 85^th anniversary of People’s and Honorary Painter of the Republic of Armenia, Honorary Professor of National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts Hrant Tadevosyan (Tatoss).

Hrant Tadevosyan (Tatoss) was born on April 20, 1938 in Shirak Marz. He studied at the Faculty of Aesthetics of Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute after Khachatur Abovyan. Since 2008, he has been teaching at National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, and is an Honorary Professor of the University. The Master has had solo exhibitions in Yerevan, Moscow, Buenos Aires, Germany, Paris, Geneva, Los Angeles and other parts of the world. He was awarded with the titles of “Honorary Painter” and “People’s Painter” of the Republic of Armenia. In 2021 RA People’s and Honorary Painter Hrant Tadevosyan became the “Face of the Country” in the Painter of the Year nomination. By the decision of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences he was awarded with Kandinsky Medal.

Hrant Tadevosyan is a master of colours. There are unique and interesting colour solutions in his paintings. Each of the paintings is like a colourful fairy tale. As the RA People’s Artist Sos Sargsyan once described, “Art is a fairy tale. If the tale is not interesting, I would not like to listen to its continuation. In this regard, Tatoss’ fairy tale is so interesting, beautiful, pure and kind that one wishes it to be endless.”

We extend our congratulations to Hrant Tadevosyan on his birthday, wishing the MASTER good health, a long and fruitful creative life, endless energy to create the fairy-tale and colourful paintings, which are close to each and everyone’s heart and fill us with the warmest and most beautiful feelings. We also extend our gratitude to the Master for devoting his precious time to the students, contributing to their education and development of professional skills.

The opening of the exhibition of his creative works will take place today, on Master’s birthday, at 6:00 p.m. in the National Gallery of Armenia.