YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. Young Armenian painter Suren Mesropyan, who departed for Slovakia only few months ago, has already presented his own exhibition. Around 45 paintings of the Armenian artist will be presented January 29 – February 27 in Bratislava’s CT GALLERY.

Both representatives of arts and ordinary art fans attended the opening of the exhibition entitled “Colors of Life”.

Thanking the exhibition’s organizer and coordinator Kristina Kleinertova and other attendees, Suren Mesropyan said “Colors of Life” is his first individual exhibition, which is aimed at “Bringing the bright colors of Armenia to Europe”.

Asked what is arts and painting for him, and what Slovakia is like compared to Armenia in terms of achieving success in arts, Suren Mesropyan said: “For me arts, namely painting, is first of all a lifestyle, also to some extent a way of expressing ideas and perceptions”.

He added there are numerous similarities between Armenia and Slovakia. “Slovakia is a little larger by territory than Armenia, and perhaps that’s the reason why people here are also very sociable and hospitable”, he said.

Asked whether it’s possible to be engaged in arts in Slovakia and make a living by it, Suren said the issue of earning money through arts exists everywhere, however he didn’t want to compare the two countries, and simply mentioned that making money is never a priority for a painter. Suren is planning to return to Armenia because he is closely linked to his homeland. “Travelling directly helps to expand world view for people and namely for artists, it is a way of improvement”, he said, assuring he will return to Yerevan, the colorful and lively city, very soon.