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" video. 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 ozzfest performance. (stage design in system of a down performances is also attributed to odadjian). one critic wrote of the ozzfest performance: