Arturs Akopjans (, born October 31 1969) is a Latvian painter of Armenian origin.
Biography Akopjans became interested in drawing at the age of 6.Arturs Akopjans at Art Galaxie He studied at Terlemezian Art College, then (1996) graduated Art Academy of Latvia,Ienācēji no tālienes: Austrumu un Dienvidu tautu pārstāvji Latvijā no 19. gadsimta beigām līdz mūsdienām, by Valters Ščerbinskis, 1998, p. 34 Department of painting. He moved to Riga from Yerevan in 1989. Since 2000 he had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Latvia, Austria and Denmark. In 2005 Akopjans participated at 2 Art exhibitions at the Arsenāls – Fine Arts Museum, Riga, Latvia. In 2012 solo exhibitions in three countries: Novogornaja and Belayevo in Moscow, Russia, Am Roten HOF in Vienna, Austria, and Tornby in Denmark, brought him international acclaim.Artūrs Akopjans. Mirāža, Diena, 2013 Akopjans main expression is the color and abstract characters. "The absolute sense of color and temperament given by nature allows the artist to master and experience them", writes DELFI.Agijas Sūnas galerija iesāk vasaru ar Artura Akopjana gleznām, DELFI, 2010 According to Akopjans, "everything is acceptable when it comes to art". He is not holding on to a particular concept, but depicts "a particular feeling of the moment, mood and thoughts".Akopjans at Bastejs Gallery
Awards 2000 - "Riga in Contemporary Art", Riga City Council Prize for the best work.
References
External links Arturs Akopjans Atklās Artūra Akopjana gleznu izstādi 'Mirāža', DELFI, 2013 Миры Артура Акопяна — в мастерской художника в Риге / Ашот Григорян. Аравот. 10 Марта, 2021 (in Russian) Как увидеть работы художников Спюрка?, Golos Armenii, 2013 (in Russian) Arturs Akopjans at Gall'Art Rome