Karen Arutyunyan was born in 1979 in Armenian family in Moscow. He completed his art school in the capital of Russia, which included music and fine arts studies.

Starting from 1997 he has started his musical career. Together with his sister, also a musician-artist Gaya Arutyunyan they have founded the Deti Picasso band. As a result of their joint work the band has performed with great success at many renowned international festivals. For 10 years of its existence the band released six full albums.

After moving to Budapest in 2011, with sister Gaya they have started a newer musical experiment under name Wattican Punk Ballet, where theatrical effects were widely used while performances, disclosing Karen’s diverse talent in the artistic scene.

The musical past and the background of the artist had its strong influence on his vision and got its reflection in his works. he artist instills the sounds into his works as a matrix with a massage that could be unleashed by next generations.

The artist had 2 personal exhibitions in 2017 in Budapest:

In Armenian Cultural Center ˝˝A method of burning the bridges˝
In Müveleti Terület ˝Colors of Memories˝.