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Armik Malekian
Fine Art Oil Painter

Armik Malekian was born in 1951, the son of Armenian descendants who had immigrated to Southern California. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art and Masters Degree in Graphic Design from University of Decorative Arts in Tehran. During his academic years, he worked as a portrait and landscape artist for art galleries. After a brief time in television, he was discovered by Brazilian TV Global and went to Rio de Janeiro to work as a Creative Art Director for that network. During that time, Armik was able to experiment with light, color, and shadows through the camera lens, earning numerous prestigious awards for his creative works in the media of art.

Armik's studies of the European impressionists helped to create within him a burning desire to expand on their genre. One can see throughout Armik's work the influence of Monet, Sargent, and George Inness. Though the main techniques within his paintings utilizing shadow, color, and highlights, he has created a visual reflection of the emotional joy of life. His use of dramatic and bright lights creates a dramatic flow on figures in his painting, which captures the essence of his subjects.