Gorky was born on April 15, 1904 in the village of Khorgom which was on the shores of Lake Van. He fled during the Armenian Genocide, along with his mother and sisters. After his mother's death, when he was 16, he came to America.
He went to The New School Of Design in Boston Massachusetts. In the 1920s, his work was impressionist and postimpressionist. In the 1930s, he first experimented with cubism, then surrealism.
I have never heard of this artist until reading your blog, but I like his work. Somehow his style makes me associate with yours... I guess it is the childlike brushstroke, bright but soft color, and melancholy atmosphere that you guys' painting have in common. And by the way I like your surrealist triptych:) Keep working!
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