Most sculptures work with stone, ceramics, or wood, but Karen Akhikyan found a way to put an unexpected twist on this art form. His show-stopping sculptures are made from nothing but wire, and he wants his body of work to explore the deepest emotional states we go through.
Akhikyan is a wire artist born and raised in Yerevan, Armenia, who explored many different art forms before finding his true calling. He tried doing everything from drawing and oil painting to making batik scarves, but always strived toward new forms of artistic expression and eventually stumbled upon the enchanting realm of sculptures.
Despite never receiving any formal art education, he carved his own path in this world after deciding to use metal as his medium. He describes it as “a conduit through which he channels his deepest emotional states” and uses it to capture “the profound beauty that can emerge when raw emotion intertwines with the strength and resilience of metal.”
Akhikyan wants his “sculptures to dictate their own emotional expression as if they possess a life force of their own.” They perfectly capture human figures in motion, showing them do everything from dancing and playing instruments to reading newspapers and holding different objects, making it seem like they’re carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders.
