Pastel Dreams: Photography by Karen Khachaturov

mirror image, portrait

A computer programming graduate turned photographer in 2014—Armenian artist Karen Khachaturov likes to snapshoot “lost people,” as he bluntly describes them, i.e. “without a clue that they are surrounded with a colourful life.” Color is a vital part of his visual work; using meticulously soft colors and props-and-people placed perfectly in the frames. Surrealism and fashion fuse well in his conceptual shots of series “Eargasm,” “Narcissism,” and “Post Soviet Kids” (view these still-lifes in video on Facebook). In addition to displaying his work online, he has also exhibited in art shows in Europe, Asia, and America.

girl holding plant

stairs, people on stairs

banana and socks

soviet kid eating burger, pastel photography

piano and chairs

yellow smoke in piano

elderly with vacuum

tennis court