WE searched for nearly an hour to find the statue of Sergei Parajanov, avant garde filmmaker and artist. Sierra spotted it, perched on the side of a wall in a small alley. It was totally unmarked, and when we asked the waitress at the cafe next to it, she had no idea who Parajanov was.Nor did i before living in Armenia. Parajanov's house museum is a little-known gem of Yerevan -- a bit of lore passed between travelers. 
As is the case with many house museums in Armenia, Parajanov never actually lived there. Though ethnically Armenian, he was born in Georgia and lived much of his life in Ukraine. The house was built in the late 80s in order to entice him to move back to Armenia, but he died before it was finished. Now it's filled with props from his movies and his collage and bricolage art. Distrusted by the soviet regime, Parajanov was imprisoned and sent to labor camps three times for subversiveness in his art and personal life. Some of the sketches he made in prison are displayed in the final room of the house tour. Despite their darkness, they show Parajanov's unbridled intensity.
As is the case with many house museums in Armenia, Parajanov never actually lived there. Though ethnically Armenian, he was born in Georgia and lived much of his life in Ukraine. The house was built in the late 80s in order to entice him to move back to Armenia, but he died before it was finished. Now it's filled with props from his movies and his collage and bricolage art. Distrusted by the soviet regime, Parajanov was imprisoned and sent to labor camps three times for subversiveness in his art and personal life. Some of the sketches he made in prison are displayed in the final room of the house tour. Despite their darkness, they show Parajanov's unbridled intensity.
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ReplyDeleteIs he the one that made The Color of Pomegranates?
ReplyDeleteThat is correct, Lil E!
ReplyDeleteTomacoon lays back in the *cut*.
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