Yuroz (Yuri Gevorgian) Giving back through his art
Date published: 7/9/2005
By MICHAEL ZITZ
To reach MICHAEL ZITZ: 540/374-5408 mikez@freelancestar.com
Yuri Gevorgian, also known as Yuroz, will share his cubist art and views on the world at a private reception in Stafford.
He's mentioned in the same breath as Picasso, but the artist he has the most in common with might be Bono.
He's passionate about art, and even more passionate about human rights.
He's considered the finest living cubist, his work often compared to Picasso's.
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He's a man of rare charisma and drive who has become something of a rising star on the international political scene in promoting the cause of human rights for the United Nations.
Like U2 lead singer Bono, who campaigns for economic relief for poor nations, Gevorgian believes he has a responsibility to use his celebrity for positive political effect.
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Gevorgian, 49, said world leaders are going to have to bring about a fundamental change in the way people think to achieve peace.
Acts of terror are "going to happen the rest of our lives until something brings people together so we stop emphasizing differences because you're Muslim or you're Christian and create a political environment that, instead of concentrating on killing, concentrates on building."
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Prior to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, he escaped to the West, leaving behind his family and friends to make his dream of coming to America come true.
He said art thrives only in a free society.
For two years he was homeless on the streets of Los Angeles, but he scraped together money for art supplies and painted. And when he began to sell his work, he quickly moved up in the world.
Once he lifted himself up, he started giving back to causes including the homeless, human rights and the fight against leukemia.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour picked Gevorgian to create a series of commemorative stamps issued worldwide as part of its Campaign for Freedom. He had previously done a mural and stamps for the United Nations titled "Respect for Refugees."
{See a previous article below:
What's in a Stamp?
LKW dancer's perform for United Nations
Stephanie Farr Sun-Gazette Staff November 28, 2004
Their bodies flowed fluidly before the canvases, recreating the pain and pleasure forever locked within the strokes of the paintings.
The artist who created six stamps on UN Human Rights, Yuri Gevorgian was born in Soviet Armenia in 1956, he was one of the youngest artists ever to gain entrance into the famous Akop Kodjoyan School of Art in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. He then went to the Yerevan University of Art and Architecture, but upon graduation, realized his creative expression would be limited under the Armenian government.
Just as the artist used a paintbrush to capture the thoughts and visions only his mind knows, so too did their bodies use movement to bring his illustrations to life.
When the LKW Senior Dance Team of Montoursville was invited to perform at the United Nations Postal Administration’s Human Rights stamp unveiling, Yuri Gevorgian, specifically requested the dance team to perform at the unveiling ceremony. His hopes were that the dancers and their coaches would portray the progression of human rights as illustrated in each of the six stamps he designed for the United Nation Postal Administration.
Read more on: http://www.sungazette.com/articles.asp?articleID=12315}
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By MICHAEL ZITZ
To reach MICHAEL ZITZ: 540/374-5408 mikez@freelancestar.com
Yuri Gevorgian, also known as Yuroz, will share his cubist art and views on the world at a private reception in Stafford.
He's mentioned in the same breath as Picasso, but the artist he has the most in common with might be Bono.
He's passionate about art, and even more passionate about human rights.
He's considered the finest living cubist, his work often compared to Picasso's.
[...]
He's a man of rare charisma and drive who has become something of a rising star on the international political scene in promoting the cause of human rights for the United Nations.
Like U2 lead singer Bono, who campaigns for economic relief for poor nations, Gevorgian believes he has a responsibility to use his celebrity for positive political effect.
[...]
Gevorgian, 49, said world leaders are going to have to bring about a fundamental change in the way people think to achieve peace.
Acts of terror are "going to happen the rest of our lives until something brings people together so we stop emphasizing differences because you're Muslim or you're Christian and create a political environment that, instead of concentrating on killing, concentrates on building."
[...]
Prior to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, he escaped to the West, leaving behind his family and friends to make his dream of coming to America come true.
He said art thrives only in a free society.
For two years he was homeless on the streets of Los Angeles, but he scraped together money for art supplies and painted. And when he began to sell his work, he quickly moved up in the world.
Once he lifted himself up, he started giving back to causes including the homeless, human rights and the fight against leukemia.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour picked Gevorgian to create a series of commemorative stamps issued worldwide as part of its Campaign for Freedom. He had previously done a mural and stamps for the United Nations titled "Respect for Refugees."
{See a previous article below:
What's in a Stamp?
LKW dancer's perform for United Nations
Stephanie Farr Sun-Gazette Staff November 28, 2004
Their bodies flowed fluidly before the canvases, recreating the pain and pleasure forever locked within the strokes of the paintings.
The artist who created six stamps on UN Human Rights, Yuri Gevorgian was born in Soviet Armenia in 1956, he was one of the youngest artists ever to gain entrance into the famous Akop Kodjoyan School of Art in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. He then went to the Yerevan University of Art and Architecture, but upon graduation, realized his creative expression would be limited under the Armenian government.
Just as the artist used a paintbrush to capture the thoughts and visions only his mind knows, so too did their bodies use movement to bring his illustrations to life.
When the LKW Senior Dance Team of Montoursville was invited to perform at the United Nations Postal Administration’s Human Rights stamp unveiling, Yuri Gevorgian, specifically requested the dance team to perform at the unveiling ceremony. His hopes were that the dancers and their coaches would portray the progression of human rights as illustrated in each of the six stamps he designed for the United Nation Postal Administration.
Read more on: http://www.sungazette.com/articles.asp?articleID=12315}
[...]
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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