The paintings inInside My Mindillustrate the artist coming to terms with her own identity. Vardanyan discusses,"I have always had the strong feeling that a person’s identity should come primarily from their inner individuality, from the realm of the most intimate experience, which gradually has the potential to reveal to us the horizon of broader social, historical, cultural, and political contexts." As time past living in the Czech Republic, Vardanyan realized that her new home would become part of herself, however through her paintings she depicts subtle references to her homeland. Armenian iconography such as carpet patterns that dissolve into the curtains are depicted in the works. The installation of the unstretched canvases themselves is a reference to a mode of hanging carpets, in addition to a means of envisioning a larger work and expanded narrative. For Vardanyan that expanded narrative is not just one of her own life and continued development of self, but also an acknowledgment that while her personal experience has and can still feel isolating, it is in fact human—reflecting that her emotions have been and are felt by many others.Read More...
Annemari Vardanyan A few seconds before happiness, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 87h x 126w inches / 221h x 320w cm AV-008
Installation view: Annemari Vardanyan, Inside My Mind
Annemari Vardanyan A few seconds before happiness(detail), 2022 AV-008
Installation view: Annemari Vardanyan, Inside My Mind
Annemari Vardanyan No one will be here until we leave, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 87h x 77 1/2w inches / 221h x 197w cm AV-007
Annemari Vardanyan No one will be here until we leave(detail), 2021 AV-007
Installation view: Annemari Vardanyan, Inside My Mind
Annemari Vardanyan From series I’m here, 2022 Acrylic and ink on canvas 37h x 29 1/2w inches / 94h x 75w cm AV-011
Annemari Vardanyan From series I’m here, 2022 Acrylic and ink on canvas 29h x 42w inches / 74h x 107w cm
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