Martin Barooshian
Leading American Printmaker
Barooshian studied printmaking with the internationally renowned printmaker, H. W. Hayter. The Surrealists influenced his early work-- Gauguin, William Blake and Gorky. His subject matter is frequently mythological.
Barooshian’s etchings comprise the majority of his works and are particularly notable for the exquisite delicacy of their central theme and their unusual border design components. In his great love for Cubism, Surrealism, and Futurism, Barooshian has been able to put all the parts together in his final breakthrough as a painter. More than 30 canvases have been produced in the abstract pointillist manner.
His work appears in some of the most prestigious galleries in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., Currier Gallery of Art, New Hampshire and the International Gallery of Art, New Delhi, India, as well as numerous private collections.
A review of his recent exhibition in New York City states:
"…The early paintings of Mr. Barooshian, with their mythological allusions and contained contrapuntal spaces, have given way to an approach that holds great immediacy. Coupled with an elegance and beauty of execution, his current approach has produced a style that is visually compelling and superbly individual. It is gratifying to see printmaking of such a high order and inventiveness. The medium is one of great complexity, the techniques of which are masterfully set forth in a valuable booklet prepared by the artist himself and entitled SOME THOUGHTS ON PAPER AND PRINTMAKING. It enhances one’s understanding and respect for an art that is at once ancient and new."
Martin Barooshian has served as the President of the Society of American Graphic Artists, Vice President of the U .S., Committee to the International Association of Art (UNESCO), guest curator at Pratt Graphics Center in New York, and is a frequent juror for national and international art competitions.
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