Jean Boghossian Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1949 -

Jean Boghossian (born 1949, Aleppo, Syria) is a Brussels-based Lebanese artist, sculptor, and painter of Armenian descent. Boghossian is one of the few artists globally who experiment by applying fire and smoke to various works. Fire is his artistic language of choice, and he uses a wide array of brushes and torches as his tools. Objects burned often include various mediums such as canvas, paper, books, chairs, and paintings, at times leaving behind patterns of perforation, using distinctive and diverse techniques. Boghossian has exhibited “Between Two Fires” at the Beirut Exhibition Center 2015-2016, and is presenting, “Traces Sensibles” at the Museum of Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium February to May 2017. Following that, Boghossian will present “Fiamma Inestinguibile[5]" at the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia with the Pavilion of the Republic of Armenia, May to November 2017. Boghossian is also the President of the Boghossian Foundation,[6] established in 1992 by Robert and his two sons Jean and Albert Boghossian, Lebanese jewelers of Armenian origin. After completely renovating the Villa Empain, the Boghossian Foundation established its headquarters there in 2010.