Artists Bio - Vartan Moskofian

​From surreal paintings to stone sculptures, art has always been my lifelong passion. I was born and raised in Lebanon during the years of civil war, where creativity became a quiet refuge. After completing my primary education, I moved to Cyprus for my secondary studies, and it was there that I first began carving small three-dimensional forms out of blackboard chalk. That modest beginning became the foundation of my enduring fascination with form, material, and space.

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After moving to London, I worked for many years as an engineer alongside architects, where 

I found ways to merge structure with imagination. In time, I chose to bring art to the center of my life, dedicating myself fully to sculpture, painting, and other creative practices.

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As a former engineer, I approach each work with both precision and intuition — carefully planned, yet open to moments of discovery. My sculptures are carved by hand from reclaimed historic stone, often centuries old, giving new life to material that already holds memory and meaning.

My work draws inspiration from artists such as Kandinsky, Picasso, Hepworth, and Dali, yet I strive for each sculpture to find its own voice. Every piece is shaped entirely by hand, using traditional tools and methods, without the intervention of power tools.

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In recent years, I co-created an Armenian khachkar (cross-stone) for Canterbury Cathedral, measuring 2 meters high by 0.8 meters wide and 0.3 meters deep, together with fellow sculptor John Meardon. The project became a meditation on identity, sacred space, and the dialogue between heritage and contemporary form — an exploration of how sculpture can inhabit place and give shape to belonging.