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#66 Jean Boghossian: A Journey of Love, and Renewal I جان بوغوصيان: رحلة من الحب والتجدّد

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Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Ricardo Karam meets Jean Boghossian, the Belgian Lebanese artist of Armenian descent who transforms fire and smoke into a unique artistic language. Born in Aleppo in 1949 into a family of jewelers, his journey spans from private painting lessons in childhood to experimenting with abstract art and finding his signature medium—fire.Beyond art, Boghossian reflects on his family’s exile from Armenia to Syria and Lebanon, the experiences that shaped him, his marriages, fatherhood, philanthropy, and deep-rooted belief in identity and humanism. He shares his perspective on love as a creative force, influencing both his work and life.Representing Armenia at the Venice Biennale in 2017 and again in 2022 with Melancholia Contemporanea, he continues to push artistic boundaries with exhibitions in Luxembourg, Brussels, Monaco, and Seoul in 2024.Join Ricardo Karam for an engaging conversation where fire, love, and resilience merge into a powerful narrative of art and humanity.في هذه الحلقة، يلتقي ريكاردو كرم بجان بوغوصيان، الفنان البلجيكي-اللبناني ذو الأصول الأرمنية، الذي حوّل النار والدخان إلى لغة إبداعية فريدة. وُلد في حلب عام 1949 لعائلة تعمل في صناعة المجوهرات، وبدأ رحلته الفنية منذ الطفولة عبر دروس خاصة في الرسم، قبل أن يخوض في الفن التجريدي ويكتشف وسيلته المفضلة: النار.لكن حديثه لا يقتصر على الفن، إذ يتناول أيضاً هجرة عائلته من أرمينيا إلى سوريا ولبنان، والتجارب التي شكّلته، وزيجاته، وأبوّته، وأعماله الخيرية، وإيمانه العميق بالهوية والإنسانية. كما يشارك رؤيته للحب كقوة إبداعية تؤثر في أعماله وحياته.بعد تمثيله لأرمينيا في بينالي البندقية عام 2017 وعودته إليه في 2022 بعمله الضخم الكآبة المعاصرة، يواصل بوغوصيان كسر الحدود بين الرسم والنحت والتلوين من خلال معارض فردية في لوكسمبورغ وبروكسل وموناكو وسيول عام 2024رحلة فنية وإنسانية مشوّقة في حديث عميق مع ريكاردو كرم، حيث تتحوّل النار إلى أداة تعبير عن الهوية والحب والإبداع.

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