Artist Mark Arian
Des Moines, Iowa, 1947
Arian spent many hours throughout his youth in museums studying the painting techniques of the masters. From the third grade when he was taught to draw in perspective, his first taste of Realism, Arian’s artistic passion was awakened and his destiny became apparent. His formal art education began at Northwest Missouri State in Marysville, Missouri. At age twenty-one Arian made a commitment to live the spiritual life of a monk and for the next eighteen years his artistic endeavors were nurtured by his spiritual order, as he was given abundant opportunities for advanced study and worldwide travel while devoting many hours a day to painting. After studying at a private academy in Florence, Italy, Arian returned to the U.S. and was offered a full scholarship to the New York Academy of Art, but after meeting master sculptor Angelo Frudakis, he opted to attend the Frudakis Academy of Classic Realism in Philadelphia instead. His studies continued at the Barnstone Studios in Pennsylvania, before becoming the Art Director at the Palace of Gold in Wheeling, West Virginia. After his world traveling, Arian felt drawn to Southern California.
"To me, art is an expression of the rapture of being... hopefully unveiling a fragment of the radiance within all form. I believe that art can awaken the soul to the timeless presence of beauty and truth."
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