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Peace

Peace—36 x 24 in.
Peace—36 x 24 in.

“Rakel released white doves as a symbol of peace in Istanbul, Turkey, January 2007, upon the assassination of her husband, Hrant Dink. He was editor of the Turkish Armenian newspaper, Agos.”

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You Shall Be My Witnesses

This painting was commissioned by the Armenian Missionary Association of America, Paramus, NJ. It was on the occasion of the retirement of The Rev. G.H. Chopourian, PhD, Executive Director of the AMAA, 1969-1987.

The painting is based on Acts 1:8 (ESV):
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

You Shall Be My Witnesses—72 x 48 in.

Acts 1:8

Biblical Parallels

The 32 paintings that make up “Biblical Parallels” are the evolutionary result of many years of Bible study.

In these paintings, Lucy illuminates Biblical Parallels between the Old and the New Testaments.

This series is in the collection of Stony Point Conference Center, of the National Presbyterian Church in Stony Point, New York. It is the home of the Community of Living Traditions, a multifaith, residential community of Muslims, Jews and Christians who are committed to radical hospitality and the practice of social and environmental justice in the world.

A presentation of Biblical Parallels is available in DVD format in English.

Now, you can stream Biblical Parallels on YouTube.

Eucharistic / Passover – 48 x 36 in.

Tearing of the Veil I – 36 x 48 in.
At the moment of Christ’s death the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. From Hebrews 10:20 –21 “This is a fresh new way Christ has opened up for us by tearing the curtain–His human body, to let us go right in to God himself. We do not need an intercessor. We have all been cleansed by Christ’s blood. Through Christ we have gained our freedom into New Life.

Tearing of the Veil II – 36 x 48 in.
One verse in each of the three gospels mentions this dramatic and important happening. Matt 27:51, Mk 15:38, Lk 23:45 “Then the curtain hanging in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”

Tearing of the Veil III – 18 x 24 in.
Hebrews 10:22, “Let us go right in, to God Himself, with true hearts fully trusting Him to receive us, because we have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and because our bodies have been washed with pure water.” The Living Bible.

Tearing of the Veil IV – 30 x 40 in.
Through Christ we have gained our freedom into New Life.

Salvation Through the Ark – 32 x 54 in.
Noah and all who were with him were saved in the ark through the waters of the flood. We, too, are saved through our ark, Christ, by the waters of baptism. The dove appears in both instances. It brings the olive leaf to Noah–symbolizing new life has begun. As Jesus was coming out of the waters of the River Jordan the Spirit descended on Him like a dove. In Him we have New life. In these 3 paintings–“Shadow and the Substance”, “Serpents in the Wilderness” and “Salvation through the Ark”, I have incorporated the Shadow from the Hebrew Testament and the fulfillment in the Greek Testament.

Sacrificial Lamb – 38 x 48 in.
Isaac is carrying the wood on his back obediently and unknowingly, for his sacrifice. Foreshadowing Jesus’ carrying His wooden cross in obedience, willingly and knowingly for His sacrifice. God substituted the ram for saving Isaac. Jesus is our sacrificial lamb.

Serpents in the Wilderness – 36 x 60 in.
In Numbers 21:8 We are told of Moses obeying God by putting a bronze serpent on a pole. Anyone who looked at it when they were bitten by the fiery serpents in the wilderness would not die. In John 3:14 Jesus referred to that incident and said: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up–that each one who believes in Him may have eternal Life.”

Breath of God – 40 x 30 in.

Creation in the Round – 37 in. in diameter.

Creation, Day 1: Light and Darkness – 28 x 22 in.
God divided light from darkness.

Creation, Day 2: Seas and Firmament – 36 x 24 in.
God divided the earth from seas and sky.

Uprooted

The first 19 paintings depict the plight of the Armenian people who were victims of genocide by Ottoman Turks from 1915 to 1918. Most of those that survived were uprooted and forced to flee their homeland of Armenia.

The rest of the 13 paintings depict Universal Genocide because of man’s inhumanity to man.

This series is in the collection of Armenian Museum of America, Watertown, MA.

Please scroll down for Lucy’s introduction to these paintings.

A presentation of Uprooted is available in DVD format in English and Armenian.

Now, you can stream Uprooted on YouTube.

“The 90th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide by the Turks was commemorated by Armenians worldwide in memory of one and a half million massacred, and for the survivors who were sent on death marches from their homes in Turkey. It was the first genocide of the 20th century that became the blue print for Hitler’s holocaust.

This Turkish atrocity took place during WWI, when Turkey, an ally of Germany, undertook this ignominous act. Britain and France were too involved in the war to pay attention to reports by their envoys and missionaries. America ignored Ambassador Henry Morgenthau’s accounts of the carnage. The Young Turk government took advantage of the situation, and executed this genocide against the Armenians.

To this day, Turkey denies that the genocide occurred, despite overwhelming evidence. The massacres began on April 24, 1915, in Constantinople, when 250 Armenian leaders professors and clergy were rounded up and killed. Thousands of poor Armenians were murdered or deported into the desert.

Lucy’s sensitivity regarding the plight of the Uprooted, is a manifestation of her ethnic background, and the experiences of those close to her. Over the years she has heard personal accounts of these massacres, and has attempted to capture these stories and to express them in her art. Ghost like figures portrayed in dramatic colors, on large canvases, enable the viewer to ponder human suffering.

The artist intends these works to touch us intimately, in a visual statement on humanity’s will to endure. Because of Man’s inhumanity to man, many nations have suffered. These works communicate a universal plight, that of the Uprooted.
—Lucy Janjigian on the “Uprooted” Series, April 24, 2005.

Flames of Faith—38 x 56 in.

Fading Footsteps—38 x 48 in.

Desert March—22 x 28 in.

Journey—40 x 36 in.

A Drop of Water—50 x 38 in.

River of No Return—38 x 40 in.

A Little Child Shall Lead Them—48 x 44 in.

Dispersion—28 x 38 in.

Mirage—46 x 40 in.

Transitions—49 x 49 in.

Escape I—36 x 48 in.

Escape II—30 x 30 in.