Editing Shavo Odadjian (section)

=== Painting and artwork ===
[[File:OdadjianOzzfest.jpg|thumb|left|One of Odadjian's 26 abstract paintings that hung as a backdrop for Ozzfest 2006]]
Odadjian is an avid and passionate painter outside of music. His artwork has been featured in many System of a Down music videos and live shows – including an abstract piece highlighted in the "[[Hypnotize (System of a Down song)|Hypnotize]]" video.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 24, 2005 |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/system-of-a-down/65063/hypnotize.jhtml#artist=400147 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207080456/http://www.mtv.com/videos/system-of-a-down/65063/hypnotize.jhtml#artist=400147 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |title=System of a Down's 'Hypnotize' |publisher="MTV |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> Odadjian's painting style is abstract with loud, bright colors that bleed into each other. During [[Ozzfest]] of 2006, Odadjian created a 27-piece, abstract mosaic of paintings that was utilized as the stage backdrop for System's headlining at Ozzfest. (Stage design in System of a Down performances is also attributed to Odadjian). One critic wrote of the Ozzfest performance:

{{blockquote|"Where most of the other bands on the bill stuck to the traditional metal imagery of skulls, blood and gore to enhance their stages, System went the other way, offering a series of abstract paintings that swished across an enormous video screen."<ref>{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Saitowitz |website=The Press-Enterprise |url=http://www.pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Fea_Local_D_ozzfestrev10.260fed4.html |title=System of a Down Rises Above the Dross |date=July 10, 2006 |access-date=2011-07-18}}</ref>}}

Each of Odadjian's paintings for the 2006 Ozzfest performance were hand-picked by Odadjian himself. Odadjian states that, in pairing each of his pieces/backdrops to songs, he aimed to coordinate each unique emotion of a specific song to the matching vibe of his paintings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/shavo_odadjian_of_system_of_a_down_you_always_have_to_top_yourself.html |title=Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down: 'You Always Have To Top Yourself' |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605103425/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/shavo_odadjian_of_system_of_a_down_you_always_have_to_top_yourself.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1506857/20050802/system_of_a_down.jhtml?headlines=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531053947/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1506857/20050802/system_of_a_down.jhtml?headlines=true |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |title=Bassist Odadjian puts band in tuxedos for reincarnation-themed clip |publisher="VH1 |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>