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Cardiff artist, Nanor Tashdjian has a passion for life that is only matched by her love of colour. A painter for many years, Nanor has recently been working with fused and flamed glasswork. City Life spent an afternoon discussing the...
ART OF GLASS
What's your backround?
I am an Armenian-Cypriot artist who lives in Cardiff and I have been living in the UK for the past ten years. I studied for an MA in Fine Art in 2001 and graduated from University of Wales, Cardiff. Since then been living here with my husband.
Please describe your work
My work is mostly inspired by my Mediterranean backround which I express in my artwork. Dreamy, deep strong colours, the sea, the sun, and the memories of my time spent there greatly influences my work. My main passion is painting, where I express my deepest emotions, love, pain, happiness, and the experiences that I have gone through over the years. I like to live and dream in a mystery where my thoughts are brought to life in my artwork.
Why did you start working in glass?
When I started working with glass, I realised a dream to 'paint' in the third dimension and that my work as a painting in a glass would bring life, light and shape with dramatic reflections. Fused glass has helped me to realise that dream, but I am now also working on 'flamework' which is much more complicated, and that is why I like to 'express' into the glass a 3D shape, similar to my paintings.
I like to create something without planning, born in the moment - the colour, the shape and the artwork where I am immersed in the process of creation without thinking about it too much. That is why I do not like to create work that are too similar and I do not work to order, so each piece I make is unique and from my heart. For example, one of my glass pendants that I have kept for myself, is called 'Friday' as it was created on a sunny winter's Friday afternoon, where the sky was cold but pure and blue.
Is a sense of place important to you?
To me, the beauty of the earth is so important, and this is the main reason I love living in Wales, because the green parks inspire my passion, where I walk and dream and collect the most beautiful red and orange leaves and then I go back to my workshop to create a piece of work out of the passionate moments I experience.
What are the price ranges?
For my glass art jewellery, the prices are quite reasonable with prices starting from £20. Sometimes, when a person buys a number of my works, there's a little surprise gift in the box. As for my paintings, the prices are higher. If you were interested it would be better to contact me in person so we can discuss the individual requirements.
Where can we see your work?
You can view my work at my website www.nanorart.com. I update it regularly so please feel free to visit from time to time. Also, I have a gallery with my family in Nicosia, Cyprus called Vartan Gallery where most of my work is displayed, glass art jewellery and paintings. My father, who is also an artist and who has had many exhibitions around the world, also exhibits here.
I have regular customers there who are very passionate about my work and in Cyprus people love to buy little gifts for each other on name days, birthdays, and holidays.
Nanor Tashdjian can be contacted
through her website. For more
information visit www.nanorart.com |
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