Mahmood Sabzi | Abstract Impressionist painter

Born in Ahwaz, Iran, Mahmood Sabzi Iranian painter, started painting at the age of twelve; encouraged in his early progression as an artist by his parents and inspiring teachers.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Jundi Shapur.

"The best part of agriculture was the purity of its primal spaces", he says, explaining his early sensitivity to artistic concepts.

An accomplished abstract painter, Sabzi's passion for the spiritual is represented in the open spaces, symbolism and intricate patterns that make up the backgrounds of his compositions.

Juxtaposing the complex feelings, body language and attitudes of his predominantly female figures against a backdrop of shapes and forms in space, Sabzi uses texture, lines and color to make artistic statements about love and beauty.

Arrivano gli Emoticons nei commenti di Facebook

Arrivano finalmente anche nei commenti di Facebook le faccine/smile/emoticons.

Ora, non solo nella chat, ma anche nei commenti sugli stati dei nostri amici avremo la possibilità di inserire facilmente gli smile e gli emoticons che tanto ci piacciono. Infatti, grazie alle faccine, i commenti di Facebook sono diventati più colorati e belli da leggere.

Iman Maleki, 1976 ~ Realist painter

Iman Maleki, Iranian painter, was born on 1976 in Tehran. He has been fascinated by the art of painting since he was a child. At the age of 15, he started to learn painting under the mastery of his first and only teacher - Morteza Katouzian - who is the greatest realist painter of Iran. Meanwhile, he began to paint professionally. In 1999 he graduated in Graphic Design from the Art University of Tehran. Since 1998, he has participated in several exhibitions.

José Parra, 1975 | Surrealist painter

José Parra, Mexican painter, was born in Guadalajara Jal. Mexico on Jan. 29th 1975.
He started as an apprentice at his father’s studio in Guadalajara at the age of 16, where he was able to develop his own compositions always influenced by the Spanish baroque sculpture, paintings and furniture manufactured at the family’s studio.
He lived in Puerto Vallarta for short periods of time during 1998-1999, where he was able to begin a more personal style at first influenced by surrealism but blending it with Mexican elements like “Talavera”.

Yo Coquelin | Fantastic and Visionary painter

Yo Coquelin, French painter, lives and works in Paris.

Since 1978, her paintings have been featured at major Contemporary Art Shows in Paris as well as individual and group exhibitions throughout France and internationally.

“I would like my paintings to merge what has been, what is and what will be, between CHAOS and HARMONY”.

Yo is Sociétaire of ‘Salon d’Automne’, ‘Salon des Artistes Français’ and the Taylor Foundation, French artists associations.

She is a member of the ‘Musée de l’Imaginaire’, in Ferrieres’ castle, near Paris.

George Tsui, 1950 | Romantic painter

Chinese-born American painter George Tsui was born in Hong Kong and moved to New York in the late 60s, studying first at the School of Visual Arts and later majoring in oil painting at the Art Students League while working at NBC, he was awarded the prestigious 1997 Emmy Award for Best Individual Art and Craft.

Included in his works of that period are some movie posters, also several paintings chosen for the 1984 Winter Olympics poster series, as well as limited edition art prints for the 1985-1986 "Night of 100 Stars” event for a tribute to The Centennial of The Actor’s Fund of America, the original art work with 100 celebrities signatures was owned by ABC Television Corp.

Julio Cesar Rodriguez, 1976 ~ Surrealist painter

Julio Cesar Rodriguez, Cuban painter, was born in the province of Holguin, Cuba, on the 14 th of September in 1976. Since he was young he was inclined to the arts. He began his studies at the age of 12, in the vocational school of art in Holguin. He later continued in a professional school in the city. After graduating in 1995, he dedicated himself entirely to finding his own true line of art.

Paul Gauguin: "Innanzi tutto, l'emozione!"

Nel nuovo stile di Paul Gauguin, il cloisonnisme o sintetismo, il colore si chiude in zone, così che la scena si presenta in superficie e si annulla ogni rapporto tra spazio e volumi.

A proposito dell'uso delle ombre, nel 1888, Gauguin scriveva a Émile Bernard:

- «Guardate i giapponesi, che pure dipingono in modo ammirevole e vedrete una vita all'aria aperta e al sole, senza ombre.

Usano i colori solo come combinazione di toni, di armonie diverse [...] voglio staccarmi quanto più è possibile da qualsiasi cosa che dia l'illusione di un oggetto, e poiché le ombre sono il trompe-l'oeil del sole, sono propenso ad eliminarle".

The Crescent Moon Tower, Dubai

The Crescent Moon Tower is the architectural design project submitted to the 11th ThyssenKrup Elevator Architecture Award by the California-based firm Transparence House. In response to the challenge to design a tall emblem structure for Za’abeel Park, one that should signify the modern face of Dubai, Transparence House chose a larger than life crescent shape that has a two-fold statement. First it boldly identifies Dubai as part of the Islamic world, and second, because of the technical difficulty of building such a structure, it proclaims Dubai’s advanced level of technical and economic development.

The Crescent Moon Tower is designed to accommodate a children’s library, a conference facility, a restaurant, multiple cafes, and an open-air observation platform.