ISTANBUL (Panorama.am) — The first ever-exhibition dedicated to Sergei Paradjanov, a world-renowned Armenian director, artist and scriptwriter, has opened in Istanbul, Turkey.
Titled “Paradjanov with Sarkis,” the exhibition opened in Pera Museum in the city’s Beyoglu district on Thursday, December 13, to run through March 17, 2019, Ermenihaber reports.
Coordinated by the director of the Sergei Paradjanov Museum in Yerevan, Zaven Sargsyan, the event exhibits various works by the artist, including paintings, collages, trimmings, sketches themed after his movies, stage costumes, mosaics, photos, etc.
The exhibition is organized by Pera Museum in collaboration with the Paradjanov Museum. It marks the 95th birthday anniversary of the great artist.
Sergei Paradjanov or Paradjanov (born Sarkis Paradjanian; 1924-1990) was one of the best-known directors of Soviet films. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, to an Armenian family, his work reflected the ethnic diversity of the Caucasus where he was raised.
His first major work was “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” (1964), which earned him an international reputation for its rich use of costume and color, and its whimsical portrayal of rural life. Possibly his greatest work, “The Color of Pomegranates” (1969), described the life of the Armenian poet Sayat Nova. The film angered the Soviet authorities, who claimed that it evoked nationalist sentiment.
