Andranik Aroutiounian

Lobatus (2020)

Paint, clay, elastic. 8Wx6Hx5 (inches).

For purchase inquiries please contact the artist at aroutunian@gmail.com

For more about this artist, visit https://aroutunian.blogspot.com/

Artist’s statement

My inspiration to make this mask came from a time in my childhood when I lived in Madagascar. Living there, I became fascinated by the different shells and sea creatures I saw.

I found them to be fitting shapes for a mask, because shells serve as a protective covering for sea creatures, in the same way a mask now helps protect humans from contracting Covid-19 and other illnesses. 

The deep blue color of the mask is a reference to the sea. Made from clay and fitting on the face, this prototype can be fabricated from other materials for use as a fun yet functional mask.

About the Artist

Andranik Aroutiounian, an internationally acclaimed artist, lives and works in New York. His preferred media are painting, sculpture, and drawing. He earned his BA and his MFA at the
Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-arts de Genève, Switzerland.

Awards

Black Cube Nomadic Contemporary
Art Museum, Impossible Sites Artist Award
Willem de Kooning Academy Fellowship for Painting

Recent Exhibitions

Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation, New York
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, South Korea
South Bend Museum of Art, Indiana
Edward Hopper Museum, New York 
Altrove Gallery, Trieste, Italy
Westport Art Center, Connecticut
Chicago Industrial Art & Design Center, Illinois