Minas Halaj: "I=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?=m waging war in my art and don=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?=t get involved in other wars"

12:54, June 23, 2012

It demands much time and effort to converse with an artist over the internet.

The distance to be breached often does not allow one the opportunity to really dig deep and reveal the roots and ideas underlying the samples of an artist's work. Then again, the artists cannot fully explain their paintings.

31 year-old Los Angeles artist Minas Halaj (Halajyan) writes, "I make art to find out who I am", as a way of self-introduction. Halaj relocated to the United States in 2002.

Viewing Halaj's paintings, you clearly see the artist's constant searching and non-interruption.

As an artist, don't you think that art isn't exhaustive and that you cannot express yourself in the medium?  Read more... (819 words)

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