Aziz art july 2015

Bahram Alivandi

Henry S.H. Young

Andy Warhol

Amanda J Aspinall

Hector Sandoval

Sohrab Sepehri

Aziz Anzabi

Aziz ArtJuly2015

IRAN-Kandovan

Iran

competition

1-Bahram Alivandi

5-Henry S.H. Young

7-Andy Warhol

12-Hector Sandoval

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14-Sohrab Sepehri

19-Aziz Anzabi

20-Amanda J Aspinall

21-Iran Rocky hotel

Director: Aziz Anzabi

Editor and translator :

Asra Yaghoubi

Research: Zohreh

Nazari

http://www.aziz-anzabi.com

Near Winter, when the northern sun began to lose colourThe pricking pain of the vicious wind comes,In the form of a fogA new chapter in my life begins.There was no news from the eastern warm sun,The heat was just a fairy tale.Suddenly I found myself trapped forever,Like the people in Siberia who are victimized to stayThe feeling of everything being a foreigner flowed everywhere ,and I was the captain of the deep to infinityA motion began with grief that did not have a end to the storyMy heart's joy and passion oozed onto my hands and skipped a beat to be built.To create a new thing that is very familiar to me,more familiar than my body with me.And more colour hugged the forgotten ones ,Until my life's new chapter blossomed in Glasgow.Aziz Anzabi

Bahram Alivandi (1928-21 May 2012) was an Iranian-born

Modern artist living in Vienna, Austria. He is known primarily for his paintings, which typically depict stories from Persian mythology and literature, and express oriental mysticism. He has also produced a number of wall tapestries that, like his works on canvas, demonstrate his own instantly recognisable visual language.

BiographyFerdowsi and His Mythos, c.1980s, Vienna, Private Collection. Oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm.

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Alivandi was born in Fars Province in the South of Iran in 1928. He gained his artistic training in Tehran, initially at the Kamal-ol-Molk Academy of Art, then under the tuition of French masters at Tehran's School of Fine Arts (closely modeled on the French École des Beaux-Arts), from which he graduated with distinction. He completed a further degree in painting at the College of Decorative Arts, Tehran.

In 1959 he was appointed by the Ministry of Education, teaching painting at the Workshop of National Art and the Kamal-ol-Molk Academy of Art, a post that he held for 20 years. During this time he practiced a variety of traditional Persian arts such as the Miniature, Ceramics, Tapestries, and Silversmithery.

During this time Alivandi was one of Iran's leading modernists, but he left Iran several years after the Islamic revolution of 1979 to escape the repression and censorisation of all free artistic expression. Alivandi joined the National Council of Resistance of

Iran in 1994 and was a member of the Council until his death on May 12, 2012. He lived and worked in Vienna from 1983 to 2012.

Alivandi belongs to a respected generation of Iranian artists who are important figures in contemporary Iranian art, including Massoud Arabshahi, Nasser Ovissi, and Parviz Tanavoli, to all of whom he is well known.

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Artistic styleSimorgh (The Conference of the Birds), c.1980s, Vienna, Private Collection. Oil on canvas,200 x 150 cm.Alivandi's work is rich insymbolism and oriental motifs, such as the fish, gazelle, and horse, which are traditional motifs of Persian miniatures.He is influenced byPersian culture, depicting characters and stories fromlegends and epic poetry by important figures like Ferdowsiand Farid ad-Din Attar. Outstanding works include a series of large-scale oil paintingsexecuted in the 1980s whichdepict such important figures as Mithra, Jesus Christ, the Simorgh, and Ferdowsi himself. Some of his work is influenced by the war situation and the repression of his native Iran, and expresses the pain and suffering of his people.In terms of technique his work isat times traditional and at times highly original. Alivandi's early paintings, including those fromthe 1980s, use the now-traditional medium of oil on canvas, yet his

aesthetic style, which recalls the stained glass of medieval churches, is highly personal. During the 1990s Alivandi continued to work in oils, but abandoned the traditional canvas, choosing instead to apply his paints directly to newspaper; a method pioneered by the cubists in the early 1900s. Since circa 2000, he increasingly works with the angelique pointillage technique (as seen in the image on the right), a unique method of painting with extremely small dots of ink which are then covered with a layer of veneer to lock and intensify the colours. This innovative pointillist technique has resulted in the many striking works that demonstrate the beauty of his composition and the power of his vision. According to one critic, his masterful blending of hues has earned him the title "the magician of colours".

Alivandi's paintings are typically on a large scale, yet even so they demonstrate the immense skill of his hand in their intricate detail.

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Henry S.H. Young

Henry has over three decades of experience in sales, promotion and marketing art as well as purchasing and curating many collections of art. He is ready to assist in locating, collecting and curating a personal or corporate fine art collection. He is also currently seeking employment at Corporate or Gallery level. Henry has had many experiences in which include: being a sales manager, managing director, assistant director just within6 years of time! He continued his education of 13 years of going through the vaults of Prints and Drawing Department being assessed by Sam Carini and Senior Curator .He has also gone to BFA , University of Hawaii. Henry has worked as a Designer, Illustrator, Sculptor and a Photographer.He is also currently working as a private fine Art Consultant, Fine Art Appraiser and Curator ,activity in Las Vegas and Nevada area . Henry worked for many galleries in the subject of Fine Art Consultant and private collector to collect the best artworks in their collection.

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Andy WarholAugust 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity cultureand advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.

Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books,

including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He managed and produced the Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.

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Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and featureand documentary films.

He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame". Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$105 million for a 1963 canvas titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)". A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the "bellwether of the art market". Warhol's worksinclude some of the most expensive paintings ever sold.

Early lifeAndy Warhol (originally Andrew Warhola, Jr.) was bornon August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the fourth child of Ondrej Warhola(Americanized as Andrew Warhola, Sr., 1889–1942) and Julia (née Zavacká, 1892–1972),whose first child was born in their homeland and died before their move to the U.S. Andy had two older brothers, Paul (June 26, 1922 – January 30, 2014) and John Warhola (May 31,

1925 – December 24, 2010).His parents were working-class Lemko emigrants from Mikó (now called Miková), located in today's northeastern Slovakia, part of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Warhol's father immigrated to the United States in 1914, and his mother joined him in 1921, after the death of Warhol's grandparents.

Warhol's father worked in a coal mine. The family lived at 55 BeelenStreet and later at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The family was Byzantine Catholic and attended St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church. Andy Warhol had two older brothers—Pavol (Paul), the oldest, was born before the family emigrated; Jánwas born in Pittsburgh. Pavol's son, James Warhola, became a successful children's book illustrator. About 1939, he started to collect autographed cards of film stars.

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In third grade, Warhol had Sydenham's chorea (also knownas St. Vitus' Dance), the nervous system disease that causes involuntary movements of the extremities, which is believedto be a complication of scarlet fever which causes skin pigmentation blotchiness. He became a hypochondriac, developing a fear of hospitals and doctors. Often bedridden as a child, he became an outcast at school and bonded withhis mother.At times when he was confined to bed, he drew, listened to the radio and collected pictures of movie stars around his bed. Warhol later described this period as very important in the development of his personality, skill-set and preferences. When Warhol was 13, his father died in an accident.

As a teenager, Warhol graduated from Schenley High School in 1945. After graduating from high school, his intentions were to study art education at the University of Pittsburgh in the hope of becoming an art teacher, but his plans changed and he enrolled in the

Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, where he studied commercial art. During his time there, Warhol joined the campus Modern Dance Club and Beaux Arts Society. He also served as art director of the student art magazine, Cano, illustrating a cover in 1948 and a full-page interior illustration in 1949.These are believed to be his first two published artworks. Warhol earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in pictorial design in 1949. Later that year, he moved to New York City and began a career in magazine illustration and advertising.

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DeathWarhol died in Manhattan at 6:32 am on February 22, 1987. According to news reports, he had been making good recovery from a routine gallbladder surgery at New York Hospital before dying in his sleep from a sudden post-operative cardiac arrhythmia. Prior to his diagnosis and operation, Warhol delayed having his recurring gallbladder problems checked, as he was afraid to enter hospitals and see doctors. His family sued the hospital for inadequate care, saying that the arrhythmia was caused by improper care and water intoxication. The malpractice case was quickly settled out of court; Warhol's family received an undisclosed sum of money.

Warhol's body was taken back to Pittsburgh by his brothers for burial. The wake was at Thomas P. Kunsak Funeral Home and was an open-coffin ceremony. The coffin was a solid bronze casket with gold plated rails and white upholstery. Warhol was dressed in a black cashmere suit, a paisley tie, a platinum wig, and sunglasses. He

was posed holding a small prayer book and a red rose. The funeral liturgy was held at the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church on Pittsburgh's North Side. The eulogy was given by Monsignor Peter Tay. Yoko Ono and John Richardson were speakers. The coffin was covered with white roses and asparagus ferns. After the liturgy, the coffin was driven to St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery in Bethel Park, a south suburb of Pittsburgh.

At the grave, the priest said a brief prayer and sprinkled holy water on the casket. Before the coffin was lowered, Paige Powell dropped a copy of Interview magazine, an Interview T-shirt, and a bottle of the Estee Lauder perfume "Beautiful" into the grave. Warhol was buried next to his mother and father. A memorial service was held in Manhattan for Warhol on April 1, 1987, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

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Hector Sandoval is a visual artist originally from Mexico City, who is currently living in London, UK. Hector graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana with a Degree in Graphic Design. He dedicated the first part of his career to graphic design, print, advertising and marketing. He worked extensively in display, retail, visual merchandising, and subsequently interior design, and theming for amusements parks in Mexico and United States.

For several years Hector worked in American Television Univision as set designer with significant contributions to various top TV show productions. Hector has a passion for visual arts and is involved in artistic workshops in Mexico and UK.

In his paintings, Hector Sandoval finds a passion for colour and

balance, technique and creativity. His work has assertiveness and reflects figures in enigmatic ways. Hector has had the honor of having the opportunity to exhibit his work over different countries such as UK, Spain and Germany. Recently his solo show “The Source”.

His major goal is finding freedom that allows him to get into a higher level of expressions.

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5 Year Anniversary Exhibition Dates: September 1 - 30, 2015Entry Deadline: Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ Midnight

Dacia Gallery is pleased to invite emerging and established artists to submit artwork for an opportunity to participate in Dacia Gallery's 5 Year Anniversary Exhibition this September. This is a very special exhibition for us with a huge public response from collectors to media and curators that we want to share with you. We are looking for a diverse body of artwork based on the figure and portrait in all mediums and styles, this will be a group show comprised of figurative artwork created by contemporary artists, exhibiting what is being created on today. This exhibition will be in conjunction with Dacia Gallery figurative artists and a celebration of figurative art and Dacia Gallery. The gallery will advertise and promote the selected artists for the exhibition and host a formal Opening Reception for the exhibition, including an Artist Talk during the opening reception.

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Sohrab Sepehri (October 7, 1928 –April 21, 1980)was a notable Persian poet and a painter.He was born in Kashan. He is considered to be one of the five most famous Persian (Iranian) poets who have practiced "New Poetry" (a kind of poetry that often has neither meter nor rhyme). Other practitioners of this form were Nima Yushij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, and Forough Farrokhzad.Sohrab Sepehri was also one of Iran's foremost modernist painters.Sepehri died in Pars hospital in

Tehran of leukemia. His poetry is full of humanity and concern for human values. He loved nature and refers to it frequently.Well-versed in Buddhism, mysticism and Western traditions, he mingled the Western concepts with Eastern ones, thereby creating a kind of poetry unsurpassed in the history of Persian literature. To him, new forms were new means to express his thoughts and feelings.His poetry has been translated into many languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish and Russian.

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BibliographyHasht Ketab (Eight Books) 1976The Death of Color 1951The Life of Dreams 1953Us nil, us a look Was not published until 1977Downpour of Sunshine 1958East of Sorrow 1961The Oasis of Now (1965)translated by Kazim Ali with Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, BOA Editions, 2013.The Wayfarer 1966The Green Space 1967Works cited[edit]The Lover Is Always Alone. Trans. Karim Emami. Tehran: Sokhan,Sepehri, Sohrab, and RiccardoZipoli. While poppies bloom: Poems and Panoramas. Trans. KarimEmami. Tehran: Zarrin-o-SiminBooks, 2005.Bidi, Hamed. "Where Are My Shoes?" While Poppies Bloom. 12 Oct 2006. 24 Oct 2000Valiabdi, Mostafa. Hichestan.Tehran: Tiam, 2005.Karimi-Hakkak, Ahmad. HashtKetab: Professor Hakkak's view on the Sepehri's esthetic vision and significance.United States: KetabeGooya, 2005.Sepehri, Parvaneh. The Blue Room.

Tehran: Gooya, 2003.Sepehri, Paridokht. Wherever I am, let me be! Tehran: Peykan, 2005.Sayar, Pirouz. Paintings and Drawings Of Sohrab Sepehri. Tehran: Soroush Press, 2002.Sepehri, Paridokht. Sohrab, the Migratory Bird. Tehran: Tahouri, 1996.Hamid Siahpoush. The Lonely Garden: Sohrab Sepehri'sRemembrance. Tehran: Negah, 2003.Sohrab Sepehri's life timelineBorn in 1928 – Kashan – Iran

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He hosted a painting exhibition -Tehran 1944He published his first poetry book that followed by a few other books in the same year - 1951He graduated from the fine arts university with B.A. degree in painting - Tehran – 1953He translated some Japanese poetry into Persian and published them in a literary magazine called Sokhan – 1955He traveled to Paris and attended the Paris Fine Arts School in lithography – 1957He traveled to Tokyo to further his studies in lithography and wood carving – 1960On the way back to Iran from Japan, he visited India and became familiar with the ideology of Buddhism – 1961He published three books in poetry – 1960He traveled to India again and visited several cities and provinces – 1964He traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan 1964He traveled to Europe and visited several countries such as Germany,England,France,Spain,theNetherlands,Italy and Austria –

1966He published some long poems after he returned to Iran – 1966He hosted a painting exhibition in Tehran 1967He published another book in poetry 1967He traveled to Greece and Egypt –1974He published his final book called ‘Hasht Ketab' (Eight Books), which was the collection of almost all of his published poems in one volume – 1976He got blood cancer and traveled to England for treatment – 1978Unfortunately, his attempt to defeat cancer brought him no result. He returned to Iran and died in Pars Hospital in Tehran on Monday April 21, 1980.

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Up in heaven

Up in heaven:This work inspires me in a waythat makes me think about stories by just looking at it. There is a isolated man in the middle of the canvas,featureless as if the artist, Aziz Anzabi wanted to just showthat the aged man is not ableto explain his perception or show it through his fine features. The artist has used a mix media style creating different effects e.g. the paint has flawlessly moved from a light brown to a darker shade creating a 3d effect onthe cubes that support the man's body. What really catches my eyes though is the piece of paper clinging to the man's face, shielding his eyes and nose like someone is trying to keep the man away from seeing the world. The interesting fact is that the paper is crumbled as if it has no meaning and is not plainbut has a little Iranian symbol of a decently dressed women reaching for the skies/ flying. The artist has added substantial amount of detail to the miniature lady. The venerable man has opened his

mouth as if he is trying to complain but is helplessly slumped on the cube shaped objects for backing and is tightly holding on to one of them with his short fingers. But even though he seems like he is having a horrible experience he has slouched on his back and is very relaxed. You could tell that he is comfortable because he has folded over his two legs like it was very typical to have a paper covering half of his face. This painting penetrates your thoughts and makes you focus on the story of it or if it . The man is obviously aged due to his grizzled beard and his unkempt long hair that is black but heavily flecked with grey strands. He is quit bony at the arms and ribs but considerable muscular at the thigh. The background is quite dull and dark with creamy chocolate brown

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Amanda J AspinallAbstract / Expressionist / Sculptures As a Abstract Artist, I display work, which is strong and bold. My abstract paintings are influenced by my fascination with colour and texture. I am happy to experiment with different mediums and techniques in order to reach the desired final result. inspired by the amazing Jackson Pollock and many more wonderful Artist. I allow myself to be very open-minded so that I maintain a fluid creative process. By having exhibitions and promoting my work I have generated a keen interest throughout the world.

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Iran- East Azerbaijan Kandovan Rural District

inside - Laleh Kandovan International Rocky Hotel

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Kandovan is a village in SahandRural District, in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. This village exemplifies manmade cliff dwellings which are still inhabited. The troglodyte homes, excavated inside volcanic rocks and tuffs similar to dwellings in the Turkish region of Cappadocia, are locally called "Karaan". Karaan were cut into the Lahars (volcanic mudflow or debris flow) of Mount Sahand. The cone form of the houses is the result of lahar flow consisting of porous round and angular pumice together with other volcanic particles that were positioned in a grey acidic matrix. After the

eruption of Sahand these materials were naturally moved and formed the rocks of Kandovan. Around the village the thickness of this formation exceeds 100 m and with time due to water erosion the cone shaped cliffs were formed. At the 2006 census, the village population was 601, in 168 families.

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Every time

Every where

TABRIZ BAZZAAR

IRANhttp://www.aziz-anzabi.com