Chant Avedissian
Egypt, b.1951- 2018
Chant Avedissian’s initial training was at the School of Art and Design, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1970-73) after which he went to the École Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris (1975 -78) where he studied sculpture and printmaking. An accomplished photographer, Avedissian mixes in his silk-screens various techniques of photography with stenciling, intercepted by writings, popular personages and common slogans. He is one of the few Pop artists in the Arab world.
