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As the ideal creative compliment to Barooshian's |
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ever larger and more complex Visions Series of |
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paintings, these Illuminated Miniatures update |
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an Armenian artistic tradition dating from the |
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7th century. Each of these intaglio gems |
| display a main subject against a backdrop of abstract
organic or geometric patterns reflective |
| of the subject's inherent nature. Often on rare
papers, many of these works have been organized |
| into folios on subjects ranging from endangered species
to allegorical representations of the planets. |
| Though the result is simple and elegant, the techniques
require extreme mastery. |
