| Arturs Akopjans | |
| Birth Name: | Արթուր Հակոբյան |
| Birth Date: | 31 October 1969 |
| Field: | Painting |
| Works: | "Still life with vase", "Cat's birthday", "Schoolgirl", "Blueberries" |
Arturs Akopjans (Armenian: Արթուր Հակոբյան, born October 31 1969) is a Latvian painter of Armenian origin.
Akopjans became interested in drawing at the age of 6.[1] He studied at Terlemezian Art College, then (1996) graduated Art Academy of Latvia,[2] Department of painting. He moved to Riga from Yerevan in 1989.Since 2000 he had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Latvia, Austria and Denmark. In 2005 Akopjans participated at 2 Art exhibitions at the Arsenāls – Fine Arts Museum, Riga, Latvia. In 2012 solo exhibitions in three countries: Novogornaja and Belayevo in Moscow, Russia, Am Roten HOF in Vienna, Austria, and Tornby in Denmark, brought him international acclaim.[3] Akopjans main expression is the color and abstract characters. "The absolute sense of color and temperament given by nature allows the artist to master and experience them", writes DELFI.[4] According to Akopjans, "everything is acceptable when it comes to art". He is not holding on to a particular concept, but depicts "a particular feeling of the moment, mood and thoughts".[5]