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On July 20, 1928, artist Minas Avetisyan was born in the village of Jajur in the Akhuryan region. He started painting relatively late. In his youth, he was inspired by the art of Martiros Saryan. He first met a living painter at the age of 18. The Armenian miniature art and the painting of the Italian Renaissance, which he became acquainted with during his studies in Leningrad, had a significant influence on Minas's artistic and aesthetic development.
Minas created compositions reflecting the Armenian rural world, landscapes, as well as portraits, still lifes, and murals. His works are unique for their strong color contrasts, expressing bright, lyrical moods, sometimes with tragic accents. He touched upon all areas of painting—fine arts, graphics, murals, stage design, etc. Minas's paintings are known for their sharp color contrasts. Some of his well-known works relate to the past of the Armenian people, particularly the Armenian massacres of 1915, from which the artist's parents also escaped. The paintings created during that period include "The Road: Memories of My Parents" (1965-67) and "On the Way to Deir ez-Zor" (1964). Minas's mature creative life lasted 15 years, from 1960 to 1975, during which he created about five hundred large and small canvases, approximately the same number of drawings, twenty large-scale murals, and over ten ballet and theatrical designs.
On February 16, 1975, Minas was involved in a car accident in Yerevan. He passed away a week later, on February 23.
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