He was born in Baku in 1937. Nationality is Armenian. Until 1958 he lived in Baku. From 1958 to 1964 he studied in the State Art Institute of Estonia. Upon graduation he received a diploma of a sculptor. From 1964 to 1990 he worked at various enterprises and at the same time individually he was involved in art creative activities. In 1977 he became a member of the Estonian Artists’ Union. He was an exhibitor at 30 exhibitions (city, Republic and All-Union)/ There were also 4 personal exhibitions. Now he is a free-lance artist.
Name: Raphael Arutyunyan
Dates: 24.07.1937 – 25.10.2021
The producer: Areg Arutyunyan
Adress: Allika tee 3, Peetri alevik 75312, Rae vald, Estonia
Phone: +(372) 661 0702
Fax: +(372) 661 0365
E-mail: areg@rafael.ee
PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITIONS
1965
Republican exhibition. Baku“Irina”. Plaster
1966
Republican exhibition. Tallinn“Narguiz”. Colored plaster
1967
All-union exhibition. Moscow“Narguiz”. Colored plaster
Exhibition of Tallinn artists
“Irochka”. Colored plaster
Group exhibition of projects of sculptural monuments in Tallinn
Project of the Lenin monument at the building of the CPSU Central Committee of Estonia
1968
Republican komsomol exhibition“Tania”. Colored plaster
All-union exhibition. Moscow
“Tania”. Colored plaster
1969
Exhibition of Tallinn artists“Head of a young woman”. Colored plaster
Exhibition of Tallinn artists (decorative sculpture)
“Caprices of forest”. Wood
1970
Republican exhibition“Beethoven. One of thousands faces”. Wood
“Shy youth”. Granite.
1971
Personal exhibition. Republican exhibition (Estonian sculpture)“Head of a young woman”. Colored plaster
Republican exhibition
“Robot-primitive”. Plaster
1972
Youth exhibition“Spring motif”. Plaster
All-union exhibition, Moscow
“Head of a young woman”. Colored plaster
1973
Exhibition of Tallinn artists “State of soul”. Colored plaster1977
Personal exhibition.Exhibition of Tallinn artists
(Decorative sculpture)
“Vietnam pig”. Granite.
1978
Spring exhibition“Surgeon”. granite
“Viola”. bronze
Autumn exhibition
“Allochka”. wood
Exhibition of Estonian sculpture in Parnu
“Vietnam pig”. Granite.
1979
Autumn exhibition“Head of a woman”. Marble.
1981
Spring exhibition“Fall of leaves”. Wood.
“Irina” (portrait of wife). Bronze.
Exhibition of Estonian sculpture
“Areg”. Bronze.
“Irina”. Bronze.
1987
Personal exhibition on the occasion of the author’s fifty anniversary1988
Exhibition “Estonian sculpture”“Hard times. Year 1937”. Granite.
1991
Exhibition of Armenian artists of Armenian diaspora24 sculptures exhibited
Republican autumn exhibition
1993
Exhibition of Armenian artists of Armenian diaspora15 sculptures exhibited
“Estonian art 98. Graphics, sculpture”
“Shed skin”. Wood.
1997
Personal exhibition. “Sakala” Culture centerlptures exhibitedImagened 111 sculptures.
2002
Personal exhibition. “Sakala” Culture centerlptures exhibitedHas shown 78 paintings and 162 works of graphics.
2003
Presentation of the book “Memoirs of a man” and exhibition of his wife’s, Irina’s, portraits, Estonia, Tallinn, 3 Sakala Str.Presented 2 sculptures, 7 pictural works and 3 graphics.
2005
Presentation of the book “Rafael Arutjunjan. Creative work”, Estonia, Tallinn, “Radisson SAS” Hotel.2005
Presentation of the book “Rafael Arutjunjan. Creative work”, Estonia, Tallinn, book shop “Apollo”.2006
Personal exhibition “Sculptural arts. Graphic arts. Pictural arts”, Latvia, Riga.Presented 20 sculptures, 40 pictural works and 30 graphics.
2007
Personal exhibition “Modernism and Plastic arts” dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the artist. Sculptural arts. Graphic arts. Pictural arts, Estonia, Tallinn, “Gallery G”.Presented 30 sculptures, 50 pictural works and 20 graphics.
2010
Personal exhibition “Modernism and Plastic arts”, Sculptural arts. Graphic arts. Pictural arts, Estonia, Tallinn, “Gallery Vabaduse”.Presented 24 sculptures, 50 pictural works and 5 graphics.
2012
Personal exhibition “Modernism and Plastic arts” dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the artist. Sculptural arts. Graphic arts. Pictural arts. 2012, Estonia, Tallinn, Pärnu mnt. 6, Gallery of Design and Architecture.Presented 12 sculptures, 12 pictural works and 4 graphics.