Mariam Aslamazyan

Mariam Aslamazian
Born	(1907-10-20)October 20, 1907 Alexandropol
Died	July 16, 2006(2006-07-16) (aged 98) Moscow

Mariam Arshaki Aslamazian (Russian: Асламаз́ян Мариа́м Арша́ковна; October 20, 1907 – July 16, 2006, Moscow) was a Soviet painter, recognized as a People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1965) and People's Artist of the Soviet Union (1990).

Born in Alexandropol, or the current Gyumri, Aslamazian has been labelled as ‘The Armenian Frida Kahlo’ because of the aesthetic features of her paintings. She was a representative of the Armenian school of decorative-planar still lives, narrative paintings and portraits. Her sister, Yeranuhi Aslamazian, was also a painter. A large collection of the two’s works is now kept in their hometown.

Aslamazian was the student of Stepan Aghajanian and Petrov-Vodkin. Her paintings evoke the dramatic, colorful themes of the period of her life.

While critics argue the relative strengths of her paintings, her exquisite ceramic plates are universally proclaimed masterpieces.

Mariam Aslamazian died in Moscow, and was buried in Yerevan’s Komitas Pantheon.

Famous paintings

• The Return of the Hero (1942)
• I'm 70 Years Old (1980)
• Noisy Neighbors (1981)

References

• Mariam Aslamazian in Great Soviet Encyclopedia
• RA Prime Minister Sends Message of Condolence on Occasion of Death of Mariam Aslamazian, July 26, 2006
• Mariam Aslamazian in ArtPanorama Gallery

Mariam Aslamazian on the Encyclopedia of ‘Hayazg’