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ARMENIAN ART AT CAFESJIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS & THE CASCADES

Yerevan, Armenia - September 2024

While on a walking tour of Yerevan (during a 2024 tour of Georgia & Armenia), we went through the Tamayan Park leading to the Yerevan Cascades. Within the park were several nice sculptures (see Street Art Tamayan Park Yerevan ). As we climbed the Cascades, we were surprised to find a gallery inside, escalators lead up to each level. Several of the levels are connected to the outside stairs on the Cascades.
The gallery is Cafesjian Center for the Arts, and below are the art pieces we saw inside, along the escalator foyers. Enjoy!

(click on the GPS coordinates for a Google Directional Map to the respective artwork.)

This blog does not cover all the artwork at the centre, as short of time we did not go into the gallery itself)
(Click here, to visit their official website, to view more art pieces, artists' bios, etc.)

External view of the Yerevan Cascades (Կասկադ համալիր) (GPS:40.1911, 44.51562), within it is the Cafesjian Center for the Arts (Գաֆէսճեան արվեստի կենտրոն) (GPS: 40.19039, 44.51541).

a (b) (GPS: c)

In the close-up view of the Cascades, shows external stairs lead up to the viewing platforms at different levels. The CCA is actually within the cascades; entering through one of the archways at each viewing platform will lead to internal foyers with escalators leading up to the next.

After walking through Tamayan Park, at the far end of the ground level is the Cascade Fountain (GPS: 40.19061, 44.51549). It's partly submerged in the ground, and water flows out from those vertical circular fountains.

The title of this artwork is "Poets" (2012) - polyester, resin, fibreglass, stainless steel and LED lights - by Jaume Plensa (b. 1955), Spain.

Nearby is the Visitor Sculpture (GPS: 40.19069, 44.51552).

As we enter indoors from the ground level is this Pink whorls in glass.

"Giant Orchid" (2010)

Mosaic glass, ceramic and semi-precious stones by Maylee Christie, United Kingdom.
The designs on the petals remind me of Batik.

Cut-out butterfly.

- from Butterflies series by Siranush Aghajanyan (Armenia).

Mer-butterfly?

- from Butterflies series by Siranush Aghajanyan (Armenia).

This Mer-butterfly is actually a side-table with a reflection acting as the table top.

- from Butterflies series by Siranush Aghajanyan (Armenia).

From here there's an exit arch to the Yerevan Cascades lower level viewing platform. Tamayan Park can be seen with its sculptures and houses lining its two sides.

Psychedelic Wind Vanes at the Mid-level Viewing Platform (GPS: 40.19172, 44.5156).

Back inside: A blue in rust sculpture.

As we take the escalators up: A Polar Bear (there's a similar bear outside at the Mid-level Viewing Platform).

This polar bear reminds me of a similar polar bear sculpture (titled: "Ours blanc" ("White bear") by François Pompon (c.1923-1933)) seen at the First Floor Gallery of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

A super chrome car, even its tires are chrome!

A Giant Ear sculpture.

Better be careful of what one says here, the walls have ears 😂.

Copper tooling of a miner in a shaft.

A wire-frame eagle "soaring" below the stairs.

Colourful precious stones?

From here exit to the mid-level viewing platform, here's an even better view, almost a bird's eye view of Yerevan.

The top-level fountains.

Just slightly below is a tower.

"Divers" (Սուզորդներ) (GPS: 40.19230, 44.51568)

by Mark Voller/David Martin

Front view of the "Divers".

View from the top-most platform.

Tamayan Park seems so small, and many of the new skyscrapers can now be seen.

Other than the divers, there is also a lonely swimmer.

And a Polynesian diver being pulled along by a sea turtle.

This turtle must be saying "Thank God, I am free and don't have to pull a diver along!"

Dragon scales?

Large-size seahorse.

"Vardanank" Mural by Grigor Khanjyan.

Based on the Vardanank novel by Derenik Demirchian - about the Armenian rebellion in 450–451 against Sasanian Iran.

Right at the top is the "Stela Armenia Tower"

(Стела Армения) (GPS: 40.19195, 44.51581)

Cafesjian Center for the Arts & the Cascades

10 Tamanyan Street, Yerevan 0009, Armenia.

(Located in Cascade Complex)

(GPS: 40.19039, 44.51541)

Hours:

Friday to Sundays: 8:00am - 8:00pm

Mondays to Thursdays: Closed.

Location Map of Cafesjian Center for the Arts & the Yerevan Cascades
(click on the GPS coordinates for a Google Directional Map to the respective artwork.)

(Click here for Map Link)

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