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Los Angeles Times Article March 2, 2006
His son
has got him covered
System of a Down's artist of choice is
Vartan Malakian, the guitarist's dad.
On the walls of a quiet
Spanish-style house in suburban Glendale
hang two paintings that, although
largely unknown to art critics, are
million-sellers.
"Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize," the works
are the source images for the covers of
two albums released in 2005 by the
hard-rock band System of a Down. The
originals might constitute an odd choice
of home décor for Vartan and Zepur
Malakian — except that Vartan, 59, is
the artist who created them, and the
couple's son, Daron, is System's
guitarist, co-vocalist and principal
tunesmith.
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