With his collection of copper crowns, plated in silver and gold and decorated in crystals, agate, amethyst and pearls, Onik Agaronyan brings us back in time to the days of courts, dames and knights. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, and a resident of Los Angeles, as boy he began delving into the decorative arts, working in an antique store, which he later inherited after the owner’s death. Being in contact with precious, handmade historical objects helped him shape his talent and refine his aesthetic sensibilities. His creative debut was in 2012 with a collection of copper boxes that represent different animals, “Inside the Beast”, where rhinos were the masters. The series “Kings and Queens”, from 2013, features crowns destined for a new set of boxes, this time, shaped like skulls. His gothic fantasies, characterized by virtuous construction, allude to the dark side of fairytales.