Free From Time
Serigraph on canvas 36 x 48
Your price $900
Serigraph on canvas 36 x 48
Your price $900
Quiet Sunset
Serigraph on canvas 18 x 20
Your price $300
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Serigraph on canvas 18 x 20
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Glory of desire
Serigraph on canvas 20 x 18
Your price $300
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Serigraph on canvas 20 x 18
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My Enjoyment
Serigraph on canvas 37.5 x 30
Your price $550
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Serigraph on canvas 37.5 x 30
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Self Expression
Serigraph on canvas
Your price $750
Serigraph on canvas
Your price $750
Tulip Dance
Serigraph on paper 36 X 36
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Serigraph on paper 36 X 36
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Landscape Suite of 3
Giclee on canvas 30 x 24
Your price $2100
Giclee on canvas 30 x 24
Your price $2100
Desire
Serigraph on paper 16 x 20
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Serigraph on paper 16 x 20
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Song Romance
Serigraph on paper 16 x 20
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About the Artist : It is no wonder that his works have been described as "taking the onlooker to a realm of
suggestion and mystical beauty...where everything is alive with a sense of everlasting fluid motion." In
doing so, "Hessam is expanding his horizons and stimulating the mind as well as charming the eyes of
the beholder."
Born in the city of Shiraz, Iran in 1951, Hessam Abrishami was the son of middle-class parents; one of
eight brothers and sisters. He attended public schools in his home city of Shiraz until his graduation from
high school, after which he served in his country’s military service for two years.
It was not until he was 15 years of age that, through the inspiration and encouragement of a high school
teacher who was himself an artist, Hessam discovered both his love of art and his talent for painting. He
soon became obsessed with painting.
While Hessam devoted his major effort to painting, he also seriously studied related types of art, including
calligraphy and architecture-both of which he credits with making major contributions to the development
of his work.
EARLY RECOGNITION
At 17, Hessam received his first award for painting. A year later he won top honors in painting in a national
student competition in Iran. At 19, he achieved first-place honors in the “Iranian New Artists Competition.”
Many other national and international honors followed.
After his military service, Hessam decided to go to Italy-”the center of art in Europe”-to study. He completed
a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts at the Accademi De Belle Arti “Pietro Vanucci” in Perugia. Although he
pursued his love of portraiture by concentrating on realistic painting and special studies in anatomy, he
also developed his talent further by studying other styles-impressionism, surrealism, cubism, and
modernism.
Hessam notes he was influenced most by the artistic atmosphere In Italy in general, saying, “colors were
bright and the atmosphere was quiet and relaxed.” His subsequent return to Iran had a profound affect on
his artwork. He found Iran in a state of revolution; the social atmosphere was darker, activity more frenetic
and the general mood less relaxed. His resulting anger was immediately seen in his paintings; they
became less realistic, their subjects darker with more overall movement.
During this stay in Iran, Hessam collaborated with a friend on a book of paintings and poetry titled
Screams. Its powerful religious and political overtones proved too unacceptable to the Iranian government
and Hessam soon left for Italy and, eventually, the United States.
Hessam continues to expand his creativity, exploring “the fluidity of human figures.” As the French press
has aptly stated, “He creates a tension between each figure, a kinship of place or condition that provokes
the viewer to seek reasons for such relationships.”
HESSAM: ABOUT HIS WORK
“I didn’t set out to use bright colors, they just came out. This is important, I don’t give any direction to my
paintings. Any colors I use just come from my feelings. I don’t think about bright colors or dark colors or
lines or anything. Whatever comes, that’s good enough for me.”
“I love the human figure. For me a woman’s body has more flexibility, more movement, and I can work with
that. To me they have more energy. I can relax more. I work better with a woman’s figure than a man’s.”
Vibrant colors, dynamic composition and powerful expression go hand in hand with imagination and
expert craftsmanship to create works of amazing depth and dimension which are at once both intriguing
and disarming to the viewer.
suggestion and mystical beauty...where everything is alive with a sense of everlasting fluid motion." In
doing so, "Hessam is expanding his horizons and stimulating the mind as well as charming the eyes of
the beholder."
Born in the city of Shiraz, Iran in 1951, Hessam Abrishami was the son of middle-class parents; one of
eight brothers and sisters. He attended public schools in his home city of Shiraz until his graduation from
high school, after which he served in his country’s military service for two years.
It was not until he was 15 years of age that, through the inspiration and encouragement of a high school
teacher who was himself an artist, Hessam discovered both his love of art and his talent for painting. He
soon became obsessed with painting.
While Hessam devoted his major effort to painting, he also seriously studied related types of art, including
calligraphy and architecture-both of which he credits with making major contributions to the development
of his work.
EARLY RECOGNITION
At 17, Hessam received his first award for painting. A year later he won top honors in painting in a national
student competition in Iran. At 19, he achieved first-place honors in the “Iranian New Artists Competition.”
Many other national and international honors followed.
After his military service, Hessam decided to go to Italy-”the center of art in Europe”-to study. He completed
a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts at the Accademi De Belle Arti “Pietro Vanucci” in Perugia. Although he
pursued his love of portraiture by concentrating on realistic painting and special studies in anatomy, he
also developed his talent further by studying other styles-impressionism, surrealism, cubism, and
modernism.
Hessam notes he was influenced most by the artistic atmosphere In Italy in general, saying, “colors were
bright and the atmosphere was quiet and relaxed.” His subsequent return to Iran had a profound affect on
his artwork. He found Iran in a state of revolution; the social atmosphere was darker, activity more frenetic
and the general mood less relaxed. His resulting anger was immediately seen in his paintings; they
became less realistic, their subjects darker with more overall movement.
During this stay in Iran, Hessam collaborated with a friend on a book of paintings and poetry titled
Screams. Its powerful religious and political overtones proved too unacceptable to the Iranian government
and Hessam soon left for Italy and, eventually, the United States.
Hessam continues to expand his creativity, exploring “the fluidity of human figures.” As the French press
has aptly stated, “He creates a tension between each figure, a kinship of place or condition that provokes
the viewer to seek reasons for such relationships.”
HESSAM: ABOUT HIS WORK
“I didn’t set out to use bright colors, they just came out. This is important, I don’t give any direction to my
paintings. Any colors I use just come from my feelings. I don’t think about bright colors or dark colors or
lines or anything. Whatever comes, that’s good enough for me.”
“I love the human figure. For me a woman’s body has more flexibility, more movement, and I can work with
that. To me they have more energy. I can relax more. I work better with a woman’s figure than a man’s.”
Vibrant colors, dynamic composition and powerful expression go hand in hand with imagination and
expert craftsmanship to create works of amazing depth and dimension which are at once both intriguing
and disarming to the viewer.
Hessam
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