Arabik Baghdasarian (Armenian: Arapik Baghdasarian; August 25, 1939 – January 29, 1986) was an Iranian-Armenian cartoonist, graphic designer and translator.
Arabik Baghdasarian | |
|---|---|
آراپیک باغداساریان | |
| Born | August 25, 1939 Sari, Iran |
| Died | January 29, 1986 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | Armenian-Iranian |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Occupation(s) | cartoonist, director and translator |
| Known for | painting, drawing, director, cartoons |
Biography edit
Baghdasarian was born in Sari in 1939. He finished his studies in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University in the field of painting and spent about a year studying graphics in France. He worked in the fields of caricature, graphics and book illustration and then succeeded in directing short films, fiction and animation.[1]
Baghdasarian passed away on November 9, 1364, at the age of 46.[2]
Career edit
Baghdasarian's caricatures were featured in one or two prestigious magazines of the time, including Negin magazine, where he used the pseudonym Petros Karamian, remaining incognito for many years. Iranian art historian Rouyin Pakbaz describes Baghdasarian as a knowledgeable, sharp, and masterful artist, noting that he "was not recognized as he should have been in his time." Baghdasarian worked in various fields such as illustration and book design, animation, poster, and advertising art, but his main interest was in humor and caricature. He found black humor to be an effective medium for expressing his philanthropy and social sensitivities, experimenting with the techniques of both old and new satirical masters in this context.[3][4][5]
Baghdasarian worked in graphics and book illustration department at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) and later at the Franklin Book Program. Alongside Noureddin Zarrinkelk and Ebrahim Haghighi, he played an active role in promoting the graphic designs of the Grapharm workshop between 1985 and 1989. During this period, the primary activities of the Grapharm workshop involved the design of generic drug packaging, with pharmaceutical factories and the Association of Pharmacists of the Medical System leading these efforts.[6]
Before the 1979 revolution, Baghdasarian was also involved in creating revolutionary posters as part of the Fine Arts students group. [7]Additionally, he directed numerous movies.[8][9]
Filmography edit
- The field of protection [حوزهٔ استحفاظی] (1971)
- Weighlifter [وزنه‌بردار] (1970)
- Caught [گرفتار] (1969)
- Caught [گرفتار] (1971)
References edit
- ^ "کانون پرورش فکری و دوران طلایی انیمیشن در ایران". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "آراپیک باغداساریان". iranak.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "ايران کارتون اولين سايت مرجع کارتون و کاريکاتور در ايران". www.irancartoon.ir. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "گل و گلوله؛ نگاهی به پوستر های انقلاب در ایران - یاقوت". web.archive.org. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Pakbaz, Ruayin (1385). Encyclopedia of Art . Tehran: Contemporary Culture. p. 71
- ^ Zarinkalak, Nuruddin (1385). contemporary graphic designers of Iran; 8 . Tehran: Yesavali. p. 84 and 85
- ^ Shihgaran, Behzad; Ahripour, Akbar (April 29, 2013). "گل و گلوله؛ نگاهی به پوستر های انقلاب در ایران" [Flowers and bullets. A look at the posters of the Iranian Revolution]. web.archive.org (in Persian). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Zarinkalak, Nuruddin (2015). "نیم قرن خاطره سازی برای کودکان ایرانی" [Half of a century of making memories for Iranian children]. web.archive.org (in Persian).
- ^ Center for intellectual development of children and teenagers. "Canon products; Arabik Baghdasarian" . The site of the intellectual development center for children and teenagers . Received inNovember 7, 1971.