Nona Gabrielyan
Nona Gabrielyan is a multigenre artist whose creative field includes ceramics, small–form bronze sculpture, painting, graphics, as well as literature – prose and poetry. Her art is a bridge between tradition and experiment, a dialogue between form and emotion, embodied in plasticity, line, color, and shape.
Her life, like her creations, is composed of three major stages, each leaving an indelible mark on her artistic language. From the cultural polyphony of Tbilisi to a deep immersion in the Armenian school of monumental art, from her creative explorations in Yerevan to international recognition in Europe—this journey has shaped a master whose art transcends national borders.
Nona Gabrielyan is an artist whose art does not follow strict canons or styles. She creates works in which history and modernity, tradition and innovation, East and West are united in a single artistic rhythm. She remains a master who is not afraid to seek out the new, to comprehend the fluidity of time and to convey her perception through forms, colors and lines. Her art is a space beyond borders, where culture and emotion, memory and the future, the pulse of life and the silence of eternity meet.
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THOUGHTS
An artist is a witness who testifies to Time itself. Each does so according to their talent. Art is the wire through which, instead of electricity, emotion flows, balancing on the dream of freedom and the desire to be discovered! And what happiness it is for an artist if it is discovered not by chance, but by an individual who understands and needs it, and a great tragedy when their creativity remains unclaimed. And if we consider that life itself is a slow progression toward the end, then Art is the Sails.
Humanity has traversed a vast path—from stone tools to celestial expanses. Through the development of science and technology, interlinked and enriching each other, a solid foundation has been established for the life and development of human society, surrounded by boundaries, social duties, and obligations. Yet, preceding the creation of the material world was the impulse of creativity that awakened the imagination. Creativity was primary and proved eternal.
Imagination is the first engine of progress, and it, the imagination, has proven to be eternal. Unlike science, which requires systematization and accumulation of knowledge, creativity is driven by an inner need of a person to share their emotional state, to leave a memory of themselves and of Time. And it is precisely because of this, that we now possess invaluable historical treasures, and that countless artifacts scattered across the globe remind us: at the core of any great creation lies the resonant impulse of creativity.
The formation of society is impossible without the development of humanitarian thinking. A person, as an artist who is aware of their dependence on the surrounding environment, seeks paths for self-expression mainly through the creation of spiritual values, which, by awakening the imagination of others, create a new reality. Word, sound, color, form, and even space itself become tools for it. This all is born from emptiness, from Nothing, from Nowhere, as fruits of pure imagination. Thus arises the spiritual world parallel to the material one, the world becoming a stimulus for the process of creation.
...“In the beginning was the Word...” The Word is the first step in creating the world. Through the word, ideas are born that fill the world with meaning. Thus, humanity follows its path—from the first signs and symbols to the most complex cultural systems, united by a single impulse: the desire to create.
My reflections on creativity are an attempt to comprehend its profound nature, place, and significance in each person’s life. Creativity is a gift, a chance, an opportunity to leave behind a trace or simply a memory. And each of us is free to choose whether to use it or not.