David Galstyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia, where he still works
today.
He studied at the Theater Institute of the Faculty of Actor’s Skill
from which
he graduated in 2007 before beginning an intensive study of
photography. Galstyan has clearly voiced
a desire to avoid working in the commercial sphere, instead taking time to
indulge a desire to give life to his “inner world.”
His photographic works include a wide range of styles and methods
of composition, each inventive, breathtakingly beautiful and equally deserving
of praise. This article focuses on the
aspects that define only two of the portfolios created through Galstyan’s
prolific lens: Soul Dance and Fly.
In his works, Galstyan successfully exposes his “inner world,”
allowing the audience to be transported into a mysterious wonderland of light
and movement cast within the vast darkness of the imagination. A place where man and woman exhibit similar qualities
of ethereal beauty and a sense of elevated being that is enabled by a complete
freedom of body and mind. A place where
limbs become indistinguishable from the billowing fabric with which they
entwine as they float within space and extend past the edges of human
boundaries. The expressions of both face
and body are serene as the limbs, taking on a life of their own, languidly
extend and reach before hurriedly exalting in a flurry of color and visual
texture.
Galstyan’s photographic technique allows the audience to witness an
entire story in a single moment. The
characters’ form in the now is fully realized, though one simultaneously
witnesses as it melts into the next moment, and dissolves from the previous. The simplicity of elements (body and fabric),
and the rich tonality of the images adding to but not overwhelming the presence
of the subject, allow the audience to accept their ability to view past,
present, and future in this single image.
This is a summary of my personal experience of his works ~ by SadieFaye
You can view David Galstyan’s full portfolio on his Behance Artist
page at:
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