Art The cities of the world in the illustrations of Sarah Mari Shaboyan
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The cities of the world in the illustrations of Sarah Mari Shaboyan

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Giulia Guido

There is an artist who transforms everyday life into a universal language, and her name is Sarah Mari Shaboyan. An illustrator of Armenian origin with a nomadic soul and a worldview that embraces the globe, Sarah sees visual art as her way of speaking, a bridge between herself and the observer. Pencils and markers become her words, while the paper transforms into stories filled with sincerity, rhythm, and harmony.  

Sarah doesn’t create mere drawings; each of her works is a miniature universe where chaos and order coexist, where the hustle and bustle of cities meets the tranquility of visual harmony. Her metropolitan scenes are a symphony of sounds and lines, a rhythm emerging from apparent disorder. It’s as if she were a conductor, capable of tuning the myriad elements of everyday life into a single visual melody.  

Milan

Her works capture the density of cities, with buildings becoming rhythmic and noisy crowds seeming to dance. Sarah’s skill lies in transforming complexity into a smooth, immersive narrative. Every detail is part of a grand mosaic, and every line, every color has its place in the overall composition.  

Her preferred technique? Colored pencils.  

Sunset in Bologna

Each illustration is an invitation to discover new cities, new stories, but also new parts of ourselves. And as she imagines, perhaps one day she will draw Ancient Egypt or another remote and mysterious place, continuing to make her art and her message of sincerity travel.  

Sarah Mari Shaboyan reminds us that art is a language without boundaries, capable of uniting worlds, emotions, and people. And if her goal is to capture life with sincerity, we can say she does it wonderfully, one line at a time.

Las Teresas Bar, Seville
Inside the library
Libraccio store, Milan
Sarah Mari Shaboyan
Cozy interior at Eat & Fit caffe, Yerevan, Armenia
Sarah Mari Shaboyan
Ortigia food Market
Sarah Mari Shaboyan
Eolie Island
Sarah Mari Shaboyan
Naples beach with Vesuvius view
Sarah Mari Shaboyan
Encarnacion, Regina, Seville
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Written by Giulia Guido

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