Publication Details:

«Բանբեր հայագիտության» միջազգային գիտական հանդեսը լույս է տեսնում 2013 թվականից։

Journal or Publication Title:

Բանբեր հայագիտության = Вестник Арменоведения = Review of Armenian studies

Date of publication:

2026

Number:

1

ISSN:

1829-4073 ; e-2953-8173

Official URL:

Additional Information:

Քարամյան Օվսաննա

Other title:

Հովհաննես Մինասյանի մոնումենտալ գեղանկարչությունը հասարակական վայրերում

Contributor(s):

Գլխավոր խմբագիր՝ Պ. Ա. Չոբանյան (2013-2017) ; Ա. Խառատյան (2017-)

Coverage:

169-184

Abstract:

Mural painting is one of the most significant forms of monumental art, characterized by its organic and conceptual relationship with the architectural environment and its capacity to shape the artistic integrity of space. Executed through techniques such as fresco, tempera, glue-based paint, encaustic painting, and oil, mural painting is inherently intended for long-term existence and functions as a bearer of historical and cultural memory. The origins of this art form date back to prehistoric rock paintings and later developed extensively within ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman civilizations, where it acquired religious, ideological, and symbolic meanings. This article is devoted to the study of murals created in public spaces by Hovhannes Minassian. Although the majority of these works have not survived over time, they occupy an important place in the history of Armenian monumental painting, reflecting the artistic thinking and spatial-decorative explorations of the 1960s. The research is based on preserved photographs, archival materials, and contemporary testimonies, aiming to reconstruct the artistic and historical-cultural significance of the lost murals. This approach makes it possible to reassess Minassian’s contribution and to emphasize the crucial role of monumental art created in public environments in shaping the cultural life of the period.

Place of publishing:

Երևան

Publisher:

ՀՀ ԳԱԱ «Գիտություն» հրատ.

Format:

pdf

Call number:

АЖ 717

Location of original object:

ՀՀ ԳԱԱ Հիմնարար գիտական գրադարան