Marc Guiragossian

Marc Guiragossian (b.1995) is a painter based between Berlin and London. Primarily an expressive painter, Guiragossian is inspired by the full breadth of art history: from cave paintings, to renaissance masters to the twentieth century avant-garde. Guiragossian’s art historical referencing is instinctive. One moment there is a detail inspired by Rubens, then Cy Twombly; Raphael and Jean Debuffet; El Greco and Matisse. The result is highly informed paintings that are intuitive in their execution. The primary concern of the artist is to induce a visceral response. Guiragossian grew up in a household dominated by artists - both his father and grandfather were painters. Notably, his grandfather Paul Guiragossian (1926-1993) cast a large shad- ow despite never meeting him. Guiragossian moved from Beirut to Dresden in 2006, to London in 2016 and to Berlin in 2018. Grow- ing up in different cities and countries meant that a sense of refuge was found in his father’s studios and in art galleries. For Guiragossian, art is a potent vehicle by which one can find the meaning of life.