HAGOP OSHAKAN’S “DEATH FLOWERS” SERIES AS AN ARTISTIC FRAMEWORK OF THEORETICAL FORMULATIONS

Abstract

This article discusses the theoretical issues of Hagop Oshakan’s “Death Flowers” series.
Special reference is made to the peculiarities of the genre, as well as to the writer-reader
relationship. Oshakanean understandings of the role of the artist, literature and the author’s
style are presented herein. Particular attention is paid to the theoretical-aesthetic provisions of
“Mehyan” magazine, the layers of Greek mythology, and the manifestations of myths. The
relations with the aesthetics of symbolism, literary currents and directions of the turn of the
century are considered as well.