The Quiet Strength of a Life in Color Zakhar Hatsyatryan was born in the village of Sarnakunq, within the Sisian region. His early years were interrupted by the onset of the Great Patriotic War, a time that pulled him away from his schooling and toward the front lines. When the conflict ended, he returned to his homeland to begin a formal study of art. In 1946, he entered the Yerevan Fine Arts College after Panos Terlemezyan, eventuall…