PAINTERS

THE GRAY-BLUE COLORS OF MEMORY SHAHRAM KARIMI 1/2 – He lives and works between Germany and the United States, but he was born in 1957 in Iran, growing up in Shiraz. He is a self-taught artist, who has achieved success both in his country and in the West. http://www.shahramkarimi.com/ His paintings depict the dilemma of contemporary Iranian, seeking identity combining …

NASSER OVISSI 1/2 – He was born in Tehran in 1934, where he studied Law and Political Sciences at the Unversity of Tehran. In Rome (Italy), he studied Fine Art. He was diplomat and Cultural Attachee at the Iranian Embassy in Rome and Madrid and currently he resides in Virginia (USA). http://galleryovissi.com/ During his diplomatic activity, he worked to bridge …

FARID JAHANGIR – Born in 1958 in Teheran, he attended university courses in UK and USA. Returning to Iran in 1979, he attended courses at the University of Fine Arts, also teaching painting in his studio. Http://www.farid-jahangir.com/ He has participated in numerous collective and personal exhibitions (in Iran and abroad). The intellectual property of the images that appear in this …

INDIPENDENT PAINTING STUDIO IBRAHIM CALLI 1/3 – He was born in Çal (Denizli, Turkey) and graduated in Izmir with the highest score. He went to Paris (with a government scholarship) and during his years in France he created personal style close to Impressionism and became very popular with the name Çallı İbrahim. In 1899 he went to Istanbul, where he …

IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPES ANS ARCHITECTURAL PAINTINGS HOCA ALI RIZA 1/3 – The history of Turkish art preserves the memorable memory of this native Istanbul artist. Throughout his life he loved painting sun-drenched rocks and the quiet corners of the cafes. He was the first Turkish painter, who painted in Impressionistic way, actually in touch with the countryside, gardens, or coastal landscapes. …

HIS OIL PAINTING METHOD IS SIMILAR TO THE KNIT PATIENT EMBROIDERY AHMET GUNESTEKIN 1/3 – This famous Kurdish self-taught artist was born in Batman, Turkey in 1966. He began to paint at the age six, winning a prize in just three years. His first art exhibition was the one of Batman in 1982. What he creates, embraces a broad expressive …

PAINTING FAMILY ROOMS AND LANDSCAPES OF HIS HOUSE VILHELM HAMMERSHOI 1/3 – His most compelling works depict rooms eerily empty or occupied by a single woman. His cool and gray interior attracted new attention to their elegance, but also to the evocative calm that each of them encloses. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eLJcUIxRz4 Minor star during his lifetime was almost invisible during the twentieth …

EXCEPTIONAL STORY OF TRANSSEXUAL PAINTER EINAR WEGENER / LILI ELBE 1/3 – From his diaries, a writer has compiled his life story. The book “Men in a Woman” was published in 1933. He was born in Vejle (Denmark), and was a transsexual painter, the first to opt for sex reassignment among the discreet clinic walls. As a teenager, he moved …

CREATIVITY WITH A GREAT EXPRESSIVE HORIZON JYTTE MARIA REX 1/3 – Through various artistic expressions, she realizes a creative movement that captures reality, past and present, between interior and exterior experience. Her films and paintings reveal an erotic force and a sense of power oriented to overcome death. Her 1972 film features the rituals of a woman’s life, as well …

UNEXPRESSED POTENTIAL OF UNLUCKY PAINTER MARIE KRØYER 1/3 – As a girl, she had aspired to become a painter. She was born in Frederiksberg (typically considered as part of Copenhagen), where she had enjoyed a comfortable life, but it was difficult for women to enter into a career as artists. Shows, movies and biographies continue to talk about her life, …