Ara Shiraz
Ara Shiraz (June 8, 1941 – March 18, 2014) was an Armenian sculptor. His mother and father were the poets Silva Kaputikyan and Hovhannes Shiraz.
Also recorded as Aramazd Karapetyan
Ara Shiraz

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- Name
- Ara Shiraz
- Birth Name
- Aramazd Karapetyan
- Born
- 8 June 1941
- Birthplace
- Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 18 March 2014
- Place of death
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Known for
- Sculpture
- Full name
- Արամազդ Կարապետյան.
- Nationality
- Armenia and Soviet Union.
- Occupation
- sculptor and painter.
- Education
- Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theater.
- Honours
- Honored Painter of the Armenian SSR.
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Ara Shiraz (June 8, 1941 – March 18, 2014) was an Armenian sculptor. His mother and father were the poets Silva Kaputikyan and Hovhannes Shiraz.
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Biography
Biography
Ara Shiraz studied at Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theater. The recorded working language is Armenian. Works named in the authority record are Andranik statue, Yerevan, Monument to Alexander Myasnikyan, Tigran Petrosyan's monument and monument to Paruyr Sevak. Work by Ara Shiraz is recorded in the collections of Silva Kaputikjan Museum and National Gallery of Armenia. Distinctions recorded are Honored Painter of the Armenian SSR.

Սիլվա Կապուտիկյանի տուն թանգարան
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ara Shiraz • Native Name — Արա Շիրազ • Birth Name — Aramazd Karapetyan • Born — 8 June 1941 • Birthplace — Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 18 March 2014 • Place of death — Yerevan, Armenia • Known for — Sculpture • Notable Works — State of Andranik (2002) • Mother — Silva Kaputikyan • Father — Hovhannes Shiraz • Children — Lusine (LuLu) Shiraz
Biography
Biography
Ara Shiraz was born Aramazd Karapetyan in Yerevan in 1941. He graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre of Yerevan in 1966. He participated in numerous exhibitions of young artists in Armenia and the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Painters Union of Armenia from 1968 until his death. His works have been exhibited in major cities of the U.S.S.R. (Moscow, Leningrad, Tbilisi) as part of solo and group shows. He took part in the Festival of Armenian Art "From Urartu to the Present" (Paris, 1970). Shiraz was characterized by his monumental sculptural works. He was awarded the State Award of Armenia for his ornamental sculptures decorating the facade of the Dvin Hotel in Yerevan. In 1977 he was granted the title of Emeritus Artist of Armenia. In 1987 he was elected the president of the Artists' Union of Armenia, and a member of the Secretariat of the Artists' Union of the U.S.S.R. In 2017, his works were displayed at the National Gallery of Armenia in an exhibition titled "Ara Shiraz: Retrospective".
Works
Works
• Illustration — Statue of Hovhannes Shiraz in the Malatia-Sebastia district of Yerevan. • Illustration — Statue of Andranik (2002) near Saint Gregory Cathedral. Shiraz' most renowned works include the busts of Pablo Picasso, Yervand Kochar, Hovhannes Shiraz and Vruir Galstian. Many of his sculptural compositions are on permanent exhibit in the Modern Art Museum of Armenia, the State Gallery of Armenia, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Eastern Nations Museum of Art in Moscow. Shiraz's paintings and sculptures are found in many private collections throughout the world: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Beirut, Paris, London, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Montreal. His works include: • Yeghishe Charents, Charentsavan (1977) • Paruyr Sevak, Yerevan (1978) • Aleksandr Miasnikian, Yerevan (1980) • William Saroyan, Komitas Pantheon, Yerevan (1984) • Tigran Petrosian, Chess House, Yerevan (1989) • Hovhannes Shiraz, Komitas Pantheon (1989) • Sergei Parajanov, Komitas Pantheon (1999) • Andranik, Saint Gregory the Illumminator Cathedral (2002) • Hovhannes Shiraz, Malatia-Sebastia District, Yerevan (2005) • Vazgen I, Vaskenian Theological Academy, Sevan (2008)
Identity
Identity
Ara Shiraz is recorded as sculptor and painter.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1941
Ara Shiraz born at Yerevan.
2014
Ara Shiraz died at Yerevan.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4783113: Ara Shiraz
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- “Ara Shiraz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1977) • State Prize of the Armenian SSR (1979) • RA President Award (2008) • People's Artist of Armenia (2009)
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- 1.Armenian sculptor Ara Shiraz dies.
- 2.Puedes ver una imagen del Monumento a Aleksandr Myasnikyan de Ereván en el Archivo File:Shahumyan1 kev.jpg de la Wikipedia en inglés
- 3.Puedes ver una imagen del Monumento a William Saroyan de Ereván en el Archivo File:Saroyan kev.jpg de la Wikipedia en inglés
- 4.Puedes ampliar información sobre el Panteón de Ereván en Komitas Pantheon de la Wikipedia en inglés
- 5.El Hotel Dvin se encuentra en las coordenadas: , puedes ver algunas imágenes del exterior del edificio en wikimapia: Dvin hotel (Yerevan)
- 6.Puedes ver una fotografía del busto a Yervand Kochar en el archivo de la Wikipedia en armenio Պատկեր:ShirazQochar.jpg
- 7.Puedes ver una fotografía del busto a Vruir Galstian en el archivo de la wikipedia en armenio Պատկեր:Վրույր Գալստյան
- 8.Ara Shiraz at roslin.com
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Ara Shiraz was recorded at birth as Արամազդ Կարապետյան. The authorities additionally record the heading Aramazd Karapetyan. His recorded language was Armenian. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 4: Andranik statue, Yerevan, Monument to Alexander Myasnikyan, Tigran Petrosyan's monument and monument to Paruyr Sevak.
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Ara Shiraz received Honored Painter of the Armenian SSR. Work by Ara Shiraz is
Silva Kaputikjan Museum and National Gallery of Armenia
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