THE WORLD'S AND OUR CHARLES AZNAVUR

Makers Story
Country
Armenia
Year
2024
Mentor
GAT Museum of Literature and Art
(Abovyan School of Fine Arts)
Participants
ARSINE
ELEN
ELENA
ANI
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Overview

We are the authors of the work of "Charles Aznavour" and we want to tell you about our work and   choice. We chose the subject of Charles Aznavour because we recognize that  he is the most unique and precious legacy we could ever have. He is   in our heart and soul, on the lips of every Armenian, although he says about himself: "I am like coffee with milk, I am both Armenian and French." His path was difficult, but that stubborn Armenian was able to conquer the country of arts. We realized that it would not be easy for us to create a work that would be unique and unrepeatable like him. We stopped at his song "La Bohème". We love and listen to that song a lot. There's also an Armenian version of it, and we know that it  is about artists. As future artists, that topic  is  close to us. We have collected some three-panel compositions that depict Saryan Park in Yerevan, where paintings are sold. We also incorporated our characters into the figures. Before the composition was fully assembled, the idea arose to add movement and  shoot them for a video, and it turned out quite well. We also posted pictures of famous Parisian landmarks: the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. And in the foreground, of course, is Aznavour in the café, with a cup of coffee with milk on the table...

We were not lucky enough to see the legend Aznavour during his lifetime, but we are happy that we were by his side in the work he created, in the same familiar environment, feeling the emotions he felt while performing that song. When it was ready, we also decided to include the QR code of the song on the artwork, allowing it to be fully experienced alongside the sounds of the song. Our work symbolizes the strong connection between Armenia and France, with Aznavour serving as the connecting bridge.