Levon Parian,  Lost Memories exhibit 

Glendale Library- ReflectSpace Gallery

Viruses and Disinfecting your Makeup Brushes with Parian Spirit

Levon Parian

Past studies have shown that ethanol-based disinfectants can be effective against Influenza A Virus (IAV), but as researchers noted, most tests using disinfectants were on dry substrate. For this study, they found that the disinfectant killed the virus within half a minute. Japanese researchers dabbed participants hands with IAV-infected wet substrate, finding that ethanol-based products didn’t kill the virus even when left in contact for two minutes. It took a total of four minutes for the virus to be deactivated, according to the study. So don't wet your brushes with water before disinfecting, it dilutes the disinfecting properties of Parian Spirit and requires a longer exposure time.

Clean, condition and disinfect your makeup brushes with Parian Spirit. For larger powder brushes use a spray to coat the brush so you don't effect the glue holding the bristles in the metal shaft of the fernelle. Look up parianspirit.com for more information.





https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/think-twice-before-using-hand-sanitizer-to-fight-the-flu-study

Diableries: Brian May and The Last Stereocard Discovered

Brian May, Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming complete their Diableries book with the help of stereocard collector Levon Parian.

“We are overjoyed,” said May. “I don’t think we ever thought we’d get to this point, we thought it was a goner. I didn’t imagine we’d find the missing card because we had already been looking for 30 years. The final card – the last piece in the jigsaw puzzle – is called La Cuve, or The Vat, and features devils crushing grapes with their hooved feet in an enormous wooden vat."

Discovered in May 2018 this final piece of the puzzle solves the mystery of the missing cards.

"I was inspired by Brian when I met him at an NSA convention and began collecting the stereocard Diableries before the first book even came out. Eventually it became the guide map for my collection and I am proud to have contributed to the final equation for the completed editon." Levon Parian 

 

 

Levon Parian with Brian May at the NSA convention 2014. Levon is holding his book Scopohilia and Brian is showing off his new viewing creation "The Owl"-photo Denis Pellerin

Diableries stereoview La Cuve (The Vat) held by the artist and collector: Levon Parian. The last image missing from Brian May's book.

 

La Cuve, or The Vat The last undiscovered Diablerie from Brian May's Book- Levon Parian

 

Levon Parian                                          Crows of the Desert

Going to Boston; Watertown, Mass to be exact,  for a screening.
Going to talk about the book and the movie.
Going to talk about my grandfather who escaped certain death from the Ottoman Cavalry
   only to go back into the desert to rescue thousands of Armenians.
A story of a one of many fearless heroes who risked their lives to save the remnants of a nation.

Sunday October 7th 4:30pm
Mosesian Center for the Arts
tickets: www.mosesianarts.org

Elevate -Homenetmen Centenial Exhibition

                                         

 Levon Parian                                      Guest Artist

Levon Parian                               Homenetmen Bugler 2018

Levon Parian                            Homenetmen Sportsman 2018

Levon Parian                       Homenetmen Scout Leader 2018

Article in the Los Angeles Times: Glendale News Press:
http://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-me-homenetmen-centennial-glendale-library-20180925-story.html

CSUN’s Department of Art faculty and staff showcase their work

This was a new approach to a project that I had been thinking about doing with our Christmas trees for quite some time.


Every year my wife, Maro, likes to get a fresh Christmas tree to celebrate the season and though we have tried to get them in pots, to plant later, we never could find anyone selling them that way -at least for a reasonable price. She likes real trees and not artificial ones, we live in a wooded area, in fact our back yard is on fire as we speak (Tujunga/ Sunland fire about 1/4 mile away} Anyway, every year we get a new tree. I couldn't help noticing how people dumped their trees after the season was over and I just felt there was something disturbing about the way they were discarded. So I started keeping our old trees. I have a collection since we moved into our house since 2001. I had always planned on photographing them and this exhibit offered the opportunity. I love shooting in 3-D so I shot each tree with a standard 2 1/4 format as well as a stereo version. Since it was fresh work, I wanted to see what the best presentation would be for it and I brought everything to James Sweeters at the CSUN gallery to curate. I included actual trees with the work. I think Jim loves a challenge and he came up with a great solution to create a story about my trees. There is something to having the actual subject in the room as opposed to just a picture of it.


On another level, the Christmas Trees project reflects on a changed America, a place where telling people to have a "Merry Christmas" may not be politically correct. As a tradition, the decorated tree came about in Great Britian from Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries. The "Christmas" tree isn't really a religious symbol, just a beloved custom to celebrate a season. So let's call it as it is: a "Holiday" tree.

My "Holiday" Trees, by Levon Parian 2017

My "Holiday" Trees 2001- 2016, Levon Parian

2016, Levon Parian

2015, Levon Parian

2014, Levon Parian

2010, Levon Parian

2001, Levon Parian

Arthur with 2010, Levon Parian 2017

Link to article in CSUN Sundial September, 2017:
http://sundial.csun.edu/2017/09/csuns-department-of-art-faculty-and-staff-showcase-their-work/

“Crows of the Desert” documentary feature film

HOLLYWOOD—The documentary feature, Crows of the Desert has been nominated by the ARPA International Film Festival as Best Documentary Film for the 2016 season. Directed by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Marta Houske, the film had its world premiere on Saturday, November 5th in the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
Based on the highly acclaimed memoirs of Levon Yotnakhparian, the film chronicles the incredible true story of one man’s desperate struggle to not only stay alive but to help save his people from near extinction in the 20th century’s first genocide. According to Levon Parian, the grandson of Levon Yotnakhparian, it was his father who inspired him to publish the memoirs. He notes, “My grandfather was never able to publish his very important autobiography of what he did during and after the Armenian Genocide. His was part of an effort organized by diaspora Armenians to save their countrymen from complete annihilation by Ottoman forces. He represented and addressed the needs of the Armenians starving in the deserts of Syria. He lead a team that gave thousands of Armenians the hope of survival.” The family gathered to facilitate the completion of the book: Parian’s mother translated it into English with Parian handling the editing and the layout, his wife outlined the maps, various aunts and cousins supplied photos and documents, while his father, Benjamin—Levon Yotnakhparian’s son—“did the prodding.”
Three years of research, translating, editing and map-making transformed Yotnakhparian’s memoirs into the book Crows of the Desert: A Hero’s Journey Through the Armenian Genocide (2012). The memoirs have since encountered yet another transformation, this time into a documentary film. Executive Producer Paul Turpanjian and TF Educational Foundation, along with producer-director Marta Houske offer audiences a rare and stirring insight into the plight of survivors all but lost throughout the Syrian Desert. Completing the film is a moving score composed by renowned musician John Massari, in collaboration with a stellar cast of world-class instrumentalists and composers: Ara Dabandjian, Alan Derian, Ruben Harutyunian, Armen Ksajikian and Razdan Kuyumjian.
Set against the backdrop of World War I raging through the Arabian Peninsula, the film recounts the astonishing heroics of an extraordinary group of men who endured great tribulations in order to save the lives of countless thousands of Armenian genocide survivors scattered throughout the desert. Along the way, they would risk their lives on multiple occasions, endure unimaginable hardships, and cross paths with legendary figures such as Prince Faisal and Lawrence of Arabia. Several additional years of meticulous research has uncovered extraordinarily rare film footage and photographs, as well as recently rediscovered documents gathered from archives around the world to reveal a harrowing journey that is at once heart wrenching and inspirational.
“Crows of the Desert” Trailer
https://vimeo.com/181887769