s ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁student ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁his ▁active ▁invol vement ▁in ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁issues . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁young ▁artist ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁Mart iros ▁S ary an , ▁but ▁then ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁non - fig ur ative ▁style ▁of ▁painting . ▁The ▁source ▁of ▁his ▁art istic ▁insp iration ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁was ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Wass ily ▁K and in sky ▁and ▁Ar sh ile ▁G ork y . ▁In ▁the ▁abstract ▁genre ▁Se ir an ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁soft , ▁transparent ▁tone ▁and ▁active ▁and ▁bright ▁colors . ▁The ▁artist ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁series ▁of ▁" Mag ic ▁Armen ia ", ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁art istic ▁fusion ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁myth ology , ▁reality ▁and ▁mystery , ▁pag an ism ▁and ▁Christian ity . ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁ ▁participated ▁in ▁many ▁eth n ographic ▁exped itions ▁to ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁painted ▁land sc apes ▁in ▁all ▁its ▁regions . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁cre ative ▁life ▁was ▁entirely ▁related ▁to ▁Armen ia , ▁where ▁he ▁settled ▁and ▁drew ▁several ▁paint ings ▁which ▁were ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁profession als . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Art ists ' ▁Union ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁Se ir an ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁left ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁paint ings ▁and ▁draw ings