Hagop Belian

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 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.