Human beings have a hot heart, complex emotions, and endless imagination, therefore, human beings have an unpredictable inner world, which is the most important characteristic that distinguishes them from other living beings. Everyone knows that there are many things in this world that are inanimate, they are artificially created to serve our lives.
For example, everything in our lives, as big as a building, as small as a needle, these objects without emotion and emotion, in the process of accompanying people day after day, will they also produce emotions, when they are used frequently, will they feel tired, when they are discarded, will they feel lost?
Karen Asikyan, an outstanding contemporary sculptor from Armenia, was inspired by this thinking and created a series of sculptures of great practical significance, exploring their inner world by winding cold wires around them and engaging them in real life.
The artist's choice of metal as his primary mode of expression is a testament to his ability to breathe life into inanimate materials. For Karen Assikiyan, metal is not just a material, it is also a tool, a container through which he can deliver his inner world and transform his personal experience into tangible form.
In this series of works, the cold "metal figures" seem to be endowed with emotion and perception, fully participating in our real life, through the artist's creative ability, these humanoid sculptures show the same state as modern people, tired, stressed, frustrated, and want to break free from the feeling of being able to break free, conveyed from their movements and shapes, we can feel the aura of sadness and joy emanating without seeing the face. The artist also wants to use such works to present some real conditions of modern people.
It is understood that Karen Asikyan's work is often inspired by the human form and natural elements, and explores social and cultural values, and his sculptures have clean lines and organic forms, emphasizing the essence of materials and processes. The group of sculptures that are wrapped around metal today is undoubtedly one of his most distinctive artistic creations.
Karen Asikyan's art, which transcends the boundaries of traditional sculpture, allows the viewer to witness an extraordinary world where metal meets emotion. The raw material is transformed into a container of emotion, inviting us to contemplate the mysterious dance between the artist's emotions and the metal itself. Next, let's take a look at this wonderful group of modern sculptures.