Armen Agop

Egypt, 1969

Mantra 59, 2019

Acrylic on canvas
D: 200 cm

Signed on verso

Location

Italy

Condition

Excellent condition

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Provenance

Artist’s studio, Italy

Publication

This painting is featured in an interview with Armen Agop, published in the book :
Rosen, Aaron, "Spiritual Traces: Reflections and Conversations on Contemporary Art", Cascade Books, An Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2025, p. 87

Notes

This painting is from the MANTRA series where Armen Agop originates a gestural mantra. Instead of the transcendental vocal ritual Agop practices a physical one by using the smallest pen nib (0.1) and repeating the same gesture endlessly. The accumulation of marks over time invokes luminocity from darkness. The paintings become a materialization of time through the rituality of the gestural mantra. Agop's works are meditative recordings of time and consciousness—echoes of a spiritual process rather than representations of form. Blurring the line between art-making and meditation, he offers us not just an artwork, but an invitation to pause and contemplate.

Images: © Armen Agop artist’s studio

About the Artist

Egyptian artist Armen Agop is one of the most esteemed contemporary artists from Africa. He is known for his contemplative sculptures and paintings derived from his exploration of ancient spiritual heritages. By integrating a meditative practice in his process Agop ... see the artist page