BIOGRAFIA
(ITALIANO)
Herman
Vahramian è nato a Teheran (Iran) nel 1940 da
genitori Armeni. E’ cittadino italiano. Vive e lavora
a Milano dove si è laureato in Architettura (cum laude)
presso il Politecnico di Milano. E’ iscritto all’Oridine
dei giornalisti di lombardia. Ha fondato I/COM (1977-1992; Milano:
istituto per la ricerca sulle culture non-dominanti), MUSICAM
(1981-1992, Monaco di Baviera: istituto per le ricerche sulle
musiche non-dominanti) e Oemme Edizioni (1995, Milano-Venezia).
E’ autore di numerosi saggi e pubblicazioni nelle culture
e delle realtà dei paesi mediorientali. Pittore e sculture.
Ha partecipato a diverse mostre pubbliche e private in Italia
e Germania.
BIOGRAPHY
(ENGLISH)
Works:
Color Images of a Founder (Drawing no. 1674); Mirroring Himself
over the Golden Sheet of Memoirs (Drawing no. 1279); And thus
Spoke the Common Survivor (Drawing no. 1314); Lost Unhappiness
and Happiness Unfound (Sculpture no. 1673)
Country: Italy/Iran
Biography: Born in 1940 in Tehran, Iran, of
Armenian parents, Herman Vahramian graduated in 1959 from the
scientific section of the Armenian Kushesh School of Tehran.
In 1960 he moved to Italy and studied at the University of Rome.
He continued his studies while working in Milan, graduating
with a doctorate in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic
University. For the next two years he specialized in town planning
and concrete construction, but also had his first exhibition
of drawings. In 1977 Vahramian founded I/COM (Institute/Communication
for the Preservation of the Legacy of Threatened Cultures) in
Milan. In 1981 he established the MUSICAM Institute with Ludwig
Bazil in Munich, Germany. In 1985 he established OEMME Edizioni
(Publishing House) in Milan. In 1992 Vahramin decided to devote
himself full time to his art. He took up art criticism for a
number of Italian newspapers in 1994, and is a member of the
Italian Union of Journalists. Vahramian is also a researcher
and prolific writer on Armenian and Near Eastern architecture
with some ten books and 60 articles to his credit. He has received
much recognition for his book designs, including "Best
Book of the Year" in Berinten, Belgium, for the 1985 title
Kambiz.
Further
reading:
Vahramian, Herman, Sculture, Museo Archeologico, Milan, 1998.
Beolchi, A., A. Manoukian, O. Rota, La Diaspora della Mente,
Milano, 1992 (a series of three interviews with the artist Herman
Vahramian).
Ronfani, U., Straniero, Kh. Khatchi, Ararat, Milan, 1977.
Solitario, F.M., Vahramian, Munich, 1975.
Vahramian, Herman. Diaspora della mente: conversazioni con Herman
Vahramian. Tranchida.
INTERESTS
AND ACTIVITIES
INTERESSI E ATTIVITA'
1.
One man shows / Fairs / Catalogues
Mostre personali / Fiere / Cataloghi
2.
Group exhibitions / Fairs / Catalogues
Mostre collettive / Fiere / Cataloghi
3.
Frescoes / Affreschi
4.
Art production 1972 - 2003
Produzione artistica 1972 - 2003
5.
Design of books, covers and catalogues
Design di copertine dei libri e cataloghi vari
6.
Design of posters, folders, invitations, programs, etc.
Design di manifesti, depliant, inviti e programmi vari
7. Postcards / Cartoline
8. Book - marks / Segnalibri
9. Press illustrations / Disegni satirici
10. Interviews / Interviste
11. Lectures / Conferenze
12. Essays, writings / Saggi, articoli
13. Books, publishing and editing
Libri pubblicati e direzioni editoriali
14. Press review / Arts
Rassegna stampa / Arte
15. Organization of cultural activities,conferences,lectures,exhibitions,
concerts, etc.
Organizzazione
di attività culturali, convegni, seminari, conferenze,
concerti, mostre, ecc.
16. Press review / Books, culture, events
Rassegna stampa / Recensioni dei libri, cultura e vario
