The Life and Artistic Journey of Valmar Born in 1948 in Gyumri, the Armenian painter known as Valmar began his formal artistic training at the Merkurov School of Fine Arts in 1966. He continued his studies at the Yerevan Fine Arts Institute, where he was a student of the Armenian painter and sculptor Yervand Kochar. Following his graduation in 1972, Valmar became an active participant in numerous exhibitions organized both within the…
Scroll through Valmar's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Valmar's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.