Hagop Belian was born and raised in Syria until his early teens before moving to the United States. His creative process began while studying at UC Santa Cruz where he earned a BA in Mathematics. Through a lucid dream, he was inspired by a very strong desire to create. He began to experiment with different mediums such as painting, photography and mixed media in order to find an outlet to express his passion.
His mixed media work revolves around finding “unwanted objects; ” things left behind or considered to be “junk” by others, and “saving them” by giving them new life through his creations. His paintings are landscapes of color that reflect the raw abstract expressions of his emotional subconscious. His work is rooted in the realm of what is felt rather than what is seen and is an exploration of emotions based on reminiscences of the past. It represents rebirth, transformation, truth and change.
For Hagop, creation is not a choice, but a way of life. He creates in order to share the stories in his soul with the world, through his unique perspective.
Currently Hagop lives in Venice Beach, where he continues to explore his creativity using his intuition and environment as inspiration for his work. Hagop has shown his work throughout Los Angeles.
Shows:
2011
Create Fixate, "Stop:Pause:Now", Los Angeles, July
The Hive Gallery, “Lovers and Haters”, Los Angeles, February
2010
Bam Fest, Los Angeles - October
Abbot Kinney “Pop Up Gallery”, Venice Beach, June
Venice Art Walk, Venice Beach- May
2009
Create Fixate, “Infinity”- December
The Surveillance Room@ Spring Art Galleries, Downtown Art Walk
Los Angeles- April and August
2008
Create Fixate, “Lucky 7”, Los Angeles- December (Placed second in “Best In Show”)
Cannibal Flower, “9 Year Anniversary Show,” Downtown Los Angeles-
2007
Black Maria Gallery, Immigrant Punk Show, Los Angeles- October
Create Fixate Reunion Show, Los Angeles- December
2006
Create Fixate, "Alive in Los Angeles,"-Los Angeles-December
Galley A.D.,"Fresh Produce," San Jose - December
