Corvengi Mikaelian

1965, Armenia

Corvengi’s works explore his version of a lost paradise, an ancient and fantastical place inhabited by exotic flowers, wild animals and precious objects. His large-scale exuberant canvases envelope the viewer in exotic sensuality, taking them on a compelling journey to an imaginary world. Not subject to logic, Corvengi, known as the master of figurative symbolism, brings opposite elements together to create new realities, inviting the audience to loose oneself in the moment. To muse over these dreamlike scenes replete with fantastic allegories and cryptic symbolism, leads to multiple personal readings and interpretations.