Erik Melikyan is an Armenian motion designer and visual artist. His work combines culture, symbolism and emotion to create poetic visual stories. Through his animations, he explores the connection between tradition and modern expression, bringing depth and sensitivity to every frame. Erik’s journey began while exploring ways to bring imagination to life – from photography […]

Commissioned by Kanakavalli, the Ekavallli Foundation presents an annual calendar theme project – for 2026, we collaborated with motion graphics artist Erik Melikyan, whose elegant and meditative work caught our eye. We re-imagined 12 kanjivaram saris from Kanakavalli’s catalog as a series of artworks that deconstruct the Kanjivaram’s legendary details, reconstructing them as mandala inspired […]