ր ա ն ▁ <0xD4> <0xBD> ա թ լ ա մ ա <0xD5> <0xB3> ե ա ն ; ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁- ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Armen ian ▁painter , ▁graph ic ▁artist , ▁and ▁public ▁figure . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁f athers ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁abstract ▁art ▁movement . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Se ir an ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁born ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ch alty r ▁near ▁Rost ov - on - Don . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁dispos s essed ▁land own ers . ▁Since ▁child hood , ▁Se ir an ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁drawing ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁starts ▁his ▁study ▁at ▁children ' s ▁art ▁school ▁in ▁Rost ov - on - Don . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁entered ▁Mit ro fan ▁Gre kov ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁Rost ov - on - Don ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁with ▁hon ors . ▁Then ▁Se ir an ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁moved ▁to ▁Y ere van , ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁in ▁Y ere van ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁Theater ▁Institute , ▁graduated ▁from ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Se ir an ▁K hat am al adj ian '