Narine Arakelian presents "Metamorphosis of Aphrodite's Stones"

Narine Arakelian is proud to bring “Metamorphosis of Aphrodite’s Stones” to Armenia for the first time. The exhibit will open on January 25 and run through March 3.

The new exhibit, gracing the Armenian Modern Art Museum in Yerevan, Armenia, is said to include many forms of art from Arakelian, including large-scale paintings, sculptures and video art. Additionally, there are plans to collaborate with Decentraland for a piece for the Metaverse. Her combination of digital and physical art focuses on Aphrodite’s Stones, which transcend time and space. Throughout the work, Arakelian showcases transformation.

Through the work, viewers are challenged to reflect on the emerging power of “myth” as Arakelian tackles topics like social justice and gender identity. The exhibit portrays raw feminism with the combination of the earth and its fertility. Yet the work is also personal for the artist. Through the “Happening,” a part of the exhibit in which Arakelian includes herself in the artwork, she shares that the feelings she experienced were unlike any she had ever felt before, and her goal was to express those feelings as best as she could.

Arakelian takes pride in being an Armenian pioneer in the world of digital art using new technology. “I believe that this is a huge opportunity for the artist to explore society to address social issues such as loneliness, feelings of dissatisfaction or difficulties of self-identification. It gives me a reason to expand the opportunity to convey to people my artistic opinion of human development in the future and transition to a new level of consciousness. I do not pretend to be in the role of translating what I see, feel, to be more scaled and visually more understandable to the viewer. It is precisely with the emergence of new technologies that we can develop in constant communication and interaction with people, which gives me inspiration for further creativity,” Arakelian said.