Aram Parunakyan
Aram Parunakyan is a hyperrealist with a philosophical edge — his precision never overshadows the deeper questions. For him, reality is not static. It shifts, fragments, hides, and reveals itself in unexpected ways. His work draws us into these quiet fractures of perception, where human emotion, political consequence, and urban isolation intertwine.
In his acclaimed series The Silence of Noise, Parunakyan captures passengers on public transport, seen through steamed-up glass — suspended in introspective stillness. These moments, though ordinary, become haunting. Faces are blurred, gestures incomplete, space both intimate and public. What emerges is a portrait of collective solitude: individuals caught mid-transit, not only through the city, but through the fragile states of being. The series speaks to disconnection and shared existence, to presence and absence — a paradox mirrored in modern life.
Parunakyan’s practice began in meticulous hyperrealism, but The Silence of Noise marks a shift. The edges soften. Impressions take over. Reality dissolves into something dreamlike, uncertain, and far more human. This evolution reflects his deeper curiosity: how do we find meaning in a world that is constantly shifting beneath our feet?
Many have seen themselves in his work — strangers behind glass, suspended in thought — though Parunakyan insists that this is never intentional. “The painting chooses,” he says. And perhaps it’s this honesty that draws people in.
While his work is rooted in quiet observation, the artist cannot ignore the louder forces shaping the world around him. War, loss, and displacement have touched his homeland, leaving emotional fractures that inevitably seep into the canvas. Through his art, Parunakyan searches for balance — between chaos and harmony, between seeing and understanding. His work does not offer answers. Instead, it gently asks: what does it mean to be here, now?
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