GENADY YAGHUBYAN
Recognized National Expert of Ceramics and Stone Carving
Genady traces his roots back to the village of Nngi a historic ceramic center in Artsakh and feels he has 1500 years of genetic programming that predisposes him to be a potter. He links his style to Hemingway's writings, where he perceives "an appreciation and admiration for simple - a removal of all that is extraneous." In his ceramics, he seeks purity and simplicity of form. He hopes that people would want to "place one of my works in their homes and due to its simplicity and universality they would never tire of it." He desires his pieces to have a peaceful quality, wanting them to fill "the voids in the viewer’s life without an overt request." In him understand style,. Genady produces glazed ceramics that are both functional and decorative.
Genady reflects on his methods in sensual terms of creation. He relates how he sits at his potter's wheel, making an indication into the body of the rotating clay, breathing life into it, molding it. He says it is like conception and birth all at once. Then, the kiln where the pots are stacked is like the womb. Nine hours of firing is symbolic of the nine months of gestation. He finally reaches into the hot oven and removes his new pieces.
Genady sums up the last step in his creative process: "When the hot blast of air from the kiln envelops my face, I am in ecstasy - the birth of the next generation.
With more than 30 years of intensive experience in Ceramics and Stone masonry Genady introduces his art through proΘΕΟΣ.
Stone Masonry and Sculpturing are one of Genady's main talents as an awarded National Expert of Stone masonry. He is specialized in restoration of ancient Hellenic, Armenian and Roman architecture.
Genady's experience as a sculptor gives him a great privilege to have the right understanding of restoration technologies of stones of volcanic origin as well as harmonization of cultural and modern stone crafts.
Genady is an international expert of national arts in Ceramics and Stone crafts.
Recognized National Expert of Ceramics and Stone Carving
Genady traces his roots back to the village of Nngi a historic ceramic center in Artsakh and feels he has 1500 years of genetic programming that predisposes him to be a potter. He links his style to Hemingway's writings, where he perceives "an appreciation and admiration for simple - a removal of all that is extraneous." In his ceramics, he seeks purity and simplicity of form. He hopes that people would want to "place one of my works in their homes and due to its simplicity and universality they would never tire of it." He desires his pieces to have a peaceful quality, wanting them to fill "the voids in the viewer’s life without an overt request." In him understand style,. Genady produces glazed ceramics that are both functional and decorative.
Genady reflects on his methods in sensual terms of creation. He relates how he sits at his potter's wheel, making an indication into the body of the rotating clay, breathing life into it, molding it. He says it is like conception and birth all at once. Then, the kiln where the pots are stacked is like the womb. Nine hours of firing is symbolic of the nine months of gestation. He finally reaches into the hot oven and removes his new pieces.
Genady sums up the last step in his creative process: "When the hot blast of air from the kiln envelops my face, I am in ecstasy - the birth of the next generation.
With more than 30 years of intensive experience in Ceramics and Stone masonry Genady introduces his art through proΘΕΟΣ.
Stone Masonry and Sculpturing are one of Genady's main talents as an awarded National Expert of Stone masonry. He is specialized in restoration of ancient Hellenic, Armenian and Roman architecture.
Genady's experience as a sculptor gives him a great privilege to have the right understanding of restoration technologies of stones of volcanic origin as well as harmonization of cultural and modern stone crafts.
Genady is an international expert of national arts in Ceramics and Stone crafts.
