Sharis Garabedian, Untitled (Rusted Truck), 2009
Digital print mounted on aluminium panel
75 x 100 cm
Condition: Very good
Certificate of Authenticity from Intersections Gallery available.
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Sharis Garabedian (Armenian, b. unknown) is an artist and designer based in Paris, France. She studied in London, New York and Paris, earning a BA in History of Art and French Literature from Skidmore College (New York) and completing a minor in 18th-century French Literature at the Sorbonne. Raised in a creative family, she received her first camera from her father as a child, sparking an early interest in visual expression.
Having lived across the Middle East and Europe, and drawing from her Armenian heritage, Garabedian’s work is shaped by a combination of cultural influences. Her artistic practice spans multiple mediums, with photography playing a central role. Through close-up studies of colour, texture and form in natural and man-made environments, both ancient and contemporary, she transforms everyday subjects into images that recall the visual language of abstract painting.
This intriguing piece is so well composed that we were initially hard-pressed to tell what the photo depicted. Upon closer inspection, we realised it was taken of a wrecked truck. it was rust-filled, but still retained the beauty of decay.
It has become a talking point for visitors to our home, with some praising the composition and the vibrancy of its contrasting colours, while others found it to be somewhat ugly and alarming. But that is also the beauty of it - the many different interpretations it invites.
(Photographed in July 2025)