Tigran Sukiasyan, born in Armenia in 1959, studied classical art at the Mukhin Academy in St. Petersburg from 1978, later spending three years in Italy that intensified his focus on sculpture and light. Returning to St. Petersburg, he worked with foundries and jewelry makers before being invited in 1987 to restore historic cultural objects. Sukiasyan is known for both his expressive bronze castings and powerful paintings, with work shown in state galleries across Russia and in exhibitions in Como, Milan, Hamburg, Berlin, Helsinki, Los Angeles, and the Normandy Museum of Modern Art.