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Arman Darian | |
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| Born | Arman Darian 1971 (age 53–54) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Armenian-Israeli |
| Known for | Ceramic art, architectural ceramics, public art |
Arman Darian (Armenian: Արման Դարյան; born 1971) is an Armenian-Israeli ceramic artist known for monumental and architectural ceramic works, as well as for his large-scale public ceramic installations—such as the “Jerusalem—Centre of the World” tile panel at Safra Square, the mihrab in the L. A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art, fountains at the Museum of Islamic & Near Eastern Cultures in Beersheba. He has maintained a studio in central Jerusalem since the early 1990s and has produced commissioned public works for museums and civic spaces.[1]
Biography
[edit]Darian was born in 1971 in Yerevan, Armenia, where he studied painting and sculpture. In 1989 he first exhibited in Jerusalem; following that visit he relocated to the city and has worked there since, maintaining a studio at 12 Shlomzion HaMalka Street.[1] Travel guides and local listings have repeatedly noted the studio’s address as a point of interest for visitors seeking Armenian ceramics.[2][3]
Style and practice
[edit]Darian’s work is rooted in the Armenian ceramic tradition, all made in his Jerusalem workshop, often integrating biblical, historical, floral and avian motifs, calligraphic and architectural motifs. In some commissions—such as the mihrab at the L. A. Mayer Museum and the Beersheba fountains—he incorporates decorative elements found in historical Islamic ceramics. His workshop undertakes both original designs and ceramic execution for site-specific commissions.[1]
Public works
[edit]Jerusalem – Center of the World (Mapa de Klober), Jerusalem (2009). A 3 × 4.5 m ceramic tile cartographic wall panel at the entrance of Safra Square, based on 1581 Heinrich Bunting cloverleaf world map, adapted into ceramic tiles by Darian; the work has been covered in local Hebrew-language media.[4]
Mihrab (2012), L. A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem. A painted and glazed ceramic tile mihrab installed in the L. A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem. Completed in 2012, the museum describes it as a contemporary reinterpretation of a traditional prayer niche (2 Ha-Palmach St.).[5]
The Fountain (2015), Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures, Beersheba. Ceramic fountain at the municipal museum. Painted-tile fountains located in the museum’s courtyard, produced in 2015 and now on permanent display. The design references Islamic water feature traditions. (60 Ha-Atzmaut St.).[6][7]
Reading Dream, Reading Power Station (Jerusalem). Ceramic tile mural in the Israel Electric Corporation offices in Jerusalem, depicting the Reading A power station. Designed by Michael Kovner and executed by Darian.[8][9]
Exhibitions and collaborations
[edit]In the mid-2010s Darian collaborated with artist Mark Tochilkin on a series of bronze-and-ceramic outdoor sculptures exhibited on Jerusalem’s Mamilla Avenue over multiple years (including 2015–2017), as documented by a Paris gallery’s exhibition news and artist materials.[10][11]
Darian’s studio and display space on Shlomzion HaMalka Street has been listed for visitors in international travel guides, and his work has been included in local cultural coverage of Jerusalem’s Armenian ceramic workshops.[12][13][14]
Studio
[edit]Darian operates a studio and gallery at 12 Shlomzion HaMalka Street in Jerusalem, where visitors can observe his work in progress and purchase hand-painted ceramics.[15][16]
References
- ^ a b c "דריאן ארמן". סקר אמנות הקיר בישראל (Wall Art Israel) (in Hebrew). Yad Ben-Zvi. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Armenian Ceramics (Darian)". Frommer’s. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Armenian Ceramics – Darian". Fodor’s Travel. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ זלקינד, יוני (30 January 2022). "ירושלים – מרכז העולם: מפת קלובר בגרסת קיר קרמית". ערוץ 7 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "מִחְרַאבּ". סקר אמנות הקיר בישראל (Wall Art Israel) (in Hebrew). Yad Ben-Zvi. 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "המִזרקה". סקר אמנות הקיר בישראל (Wall Art Israel) (in Hebrew). Yad Ben-Zvi. 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "INE Museum – Visitor Brochure (PDF)" (PDF). Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures (Beersheba). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "חלום רידינג". סקר אמנות הקיר בישראל (Wall Art Israel) (in Hebrew). Yad Ben-Zvi. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "מיכאל קובנר – מבצע: ארמאן דריאן". סקר אמנות הקיר בישראל (Wall Art Israel) (in Hebrew). Yad Ben-Zvi. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Mark Tochilkin – News (2016)". Dina Sabourin Gallery. 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Марик Точилкин / Mark Tochilkin – Биография". Dina Sabourin Gallery (in Russian). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Armenian Ceramics (Darian)". Fodor’s Travel. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Armenian Ceramics (Darian)". Frommer’s. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "A Tantalizing Tour of Jerusalem's Magical Armenian Tiles". Haaretz. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Armenian Ceramics – Darian". Fodor’s Travel. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Armenian Ceramics (Darian)". Frommer’s. Retrieved 17 August 2025.