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Directors speech- Poem

Renee Margaret
Competition
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Kamal ol Molk
Valius Naureckas
Aziz Anzabi
Elizabeth Williams
Competition
Poem
Ways to sell art online

Director: Aziz Anzabi

Editor and translator : Asra
Yaghoubi
Research: Zohreh Nazari

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Life
Mind's eye is so powerful that it can
visualize a lush green garden with
flowing water just across a rugged
desert.
helpless man can do nothing but to
take refuge in fantasies , exploiting
dreams of his mature mind to lead
him to throughout his life. fantasies
rapidly vanish into thin air. My
fantasy is an complete universe, that
every humankind can use their
humanity . It is a wrong universe
miscalculations about life right now .
continually blaming my self for not
sizing the day and for having to bid
farewell to the departed one after
the other.
From dawn of creation , mankind
has proclaimed the harmony "Look
how clear water is falling down from
between your fingers like the
freedom that falls down from
humankind fingers...

Director: Aziz Anzabi

Im from Kashan,
Im doing fine:
make a modest living
have some wits ,some
talent.
I have a mother better than
blooming leaves
And honest friends
And have a god
A god who lives close
by my heart
Between these pine trees
in the garden,
or on the consciousness of
the water
The rules of plants...
By Sohrap Sepehri (Iranian
artist, Poet and painter)

Poem:
The people who live at the top
Know the value of water
They didnt make it dirty
We should do the same

By Sohrap Sepehri (Iranian artist, Poet and painter)

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Hes an incredible
man

Ren Franois Gillian

Magritte (French: [21
November 1898 15 August
1967) was a Belgian
surrealism artist. He became
well known for a number of
amusing and thoughtprovoking images that fall
under the umbrella of
surrealism. His work is known
for challenging observers'
preconditioned perceptions of
reality

Early life
Ren Magritte was born
in lessines, in the province of
Hainaut, Belgium, in 1898. He
was the oldest son of Leopold
Magritte, a tailor and textile
merchant, and Regina who was
a milliner before she got
married. He began lessons in
drawing in 1910. On 12 March
1912, his mother
committed suicide by drowning
herself in the River Sambre. This
was not her first attempt at
taking her own life; she had
made many over a number of
years, driving her husband
Leopold to lock her into her
bedroom. Her body was later
discovered a mile or so down
the nearby river.
According to a legend, 13-yearold Magritte was present when
her body was retrieved from the
water, but recent research has
discredited this story, which may
have originated with the family
nurse. Supposedly, when his
mother was found, her dress
was covering her face, an image
that has been suggested as the

source of several of Magritte's

paintings in 19271928 of
people with cloth obscuring
their faces, including Les
Amants.

held his first exhibition in

Brussels in 1927. Critics heaped
Magritte's earliest paintings,
abuse on the exhibition.
which date from about 1915,
Depressed by the failure, he
were Impressionistic in style.
From 1916 to 1918, he studied moved to Paris where he
became friends with Andr
at the Acadmie Royale des
Breton, and became involved in
Beaux-Arts in Brussels, under
Constant Montald, but found the the surrealist group. He became
a leading member of the
instruction uninspiring. The
movement after leaving his
paintings he produced during
native Belgium in 1927 for Paris,
the years 19181924 were
influenced by Futurism and by where he stayed for three years.
the figurative Cubism of
Galerie 'Le Centaure' closed at
Metzinger. In 1922, Magritte
married Georgette Berger, whom the end of 1929, ending
he had met as a child in 1913. Magritte's contract income.
Having made little impact in
From December 1920 until
Paris, Magritte returned to
September 1921, Magritte
served in the Belgian infantry in Brussels in 1930 and resumed
the Flemish town of Beverlo near working in advertising.He and his
Leopoldsburg. In 192223, he brother, Paul, formed an agency
worked as a draughtsman in a which earned him a living wage.
wallpaper factory, and was a
poster and advertisement
designer until 1926, when a
contract with Gallery 'Le
Centaure' in Brussels made it
possible for him to paint fulltime. In 1926, Magritte produced
his first surreal painting, The Lost
Jockey (Le jockey perdu), and
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Career

During the early stages of his

supported himself through the
career, the British surrealist
production of fake Picassos,
patron Edward James allowed
Braques and Chiricosa
Magritte to stay rent free in his fraudulent repertoire he was
London home and paint. James is later to expand into the printing
featured in two of Magritte's
of forged banknotes during the
works, Le Principe du Plaisir (The lean post-war period. This
Pleasure Principle) and La
venture was undertaken
Reproduction Interdite.
alongside his brother Paul
Magritte and fellow Surrealist
During the German occupation of and 'surrogate son' Marcel
Belgium in World War II he
Marin, to whom had fallen the
remained in Brussels, which led task of selling the forgeries. At
to a break with Breton. He briefly the end of 1948, he returned to
adopted a colourful, painterly
the style and themes of his prestyle in 194344, an interlude
war surrealistic art. His work was
known as his "Renoir Period", as exhibited in the United States in
a reaction to his feelings of
New York in 1936 , also had other
alienation and abandonment
exhibitions : one at the Museum
that came with living in German- of Modern Art in 1965, and the
occupied Belgium. In 1946,
other at the Metropolitan
renouncing the violence and
Museum of Art in 1992.
pessimism of his earlier work, he
joined several other Belgian
artists in signing the manifesto
Surrealism in Full Sunlight.
During 194748, Magritte's
"Vache Period", he painted in a
provocative and crude Fauve
style. During this time, Magritte
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Margret was critical of the

functionalist cultural policy of
the communist left, stating that
"Class consciousness is as
necessary as bread; but that
does not mean that workers
must be condemned to bread
and water and that wanting
chicken and champagne would
be harmful. For the Communist
painter, the good reason of
artistic activity is to create
pictures that can represent
mental luxury". While remaining
committed to the political left,
he therefore advocated a certain
autonomy of art. On his religious
views, Magritte was an atheist.

"All Watercolours"
Deadline: March 2, 2015 (Midnight EST) See Details
Open for Submissions, $7,600 in Cash & Prizes
Theme:
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The competition is open to all artists 18 years of age or older working in
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Submission Deadline: 03/02/15 (Midnight EST)
Jury Selection: 03/04/15
Notification: 03/06/15
Submission Fees:
Entry Fee: 1 image $15, 3 images $30, 7 images $60
Payments: All credit and debit cards are accepted through PayPal

The Art2Arts Story

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Kamal-ol-molk

Mohammad Ghaffari (1848 - 18 August

1940), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk
(also Kamal-al-Molk), was an Iranian
painter and part of the Ghaffari family in
Kashan.
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Biography
Mohammad Ghaffari, better
known as Kamal-ol-Molk, was
born in Kashan on1848 to a
family greatly attached to art,
and undoubtedly one of the
most eminent artist in Iran,
tracing their origins back to
notable painters during the
reign of Nader Shah.Kamal's
uncle, Mirza Abolhassan Khan
Ghaffari, known as Sanee-olMolk, a 19th-century
celebrated painter, was
unrivalled in watercolour
portraits. His father, Mirza
Bozorg Ghaffari Kashani, was
the founder of Iran's painting
school and a famous artist as
well. His brother, AbuTorab
Ghaffari,
was also a distinguished
painter of his time.
Mohammad developed an
interest in calligraphy and
painting at a young age. In his
childhood eagerness, he drew
charcoal sketches on the walls
of his room. Some of the
sketches he drew in that very
house may amazingly, still be
visible.

Upon completion of his primary

education, Mohammad moved
to Tehran. To further his studies,
he registered in Dar-ul-Funun
School, a modern institute of
higher learning in Persia, where
he studied painting with
Mozayyen-od-Doleh, a wellknown painter who had visited
Europe and studied Western
art. He studied there for a
period of three years. In his
school days, the young Ghaffari
was given the name Mirza
Mohammad Kashi. In this short
period of education he was able
to attract public attention to
himself as a talented artist.
In his visits to Dar-ol-Fonoon,
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar came to
know Mohammad Ghaffari and,
having observed his talent, he
invited him to the court.
Mohammad did his best to
perfect his technique. Noticing
his mastery in painting,
Nasereddin Shah gave him the
title "Kamal-ol-Molk (Perfection
on Land)."
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During the years he stayed at delicate use of a brush was

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's
well as bright and lively
court, Kamal-ol-Molk created colours distinguished him
some of his most significant from his contemporaries.
works. The paintings he did
in this period, which lasted
up until the assassination of
Nasereddin Shah, were
portraits of important
people, landscapes, paintings
of royal camps and hunting
grounds, and different parts
of royal palaces.
In this busiest period of
Kamal-ol- Molk's artistic life,
he created over 170
paintings. Unfortunately,
most of these paintings have
either been destroyed or
taken abroad. The works he
created in this period
indicate his desire to
discover the laws of oil
painting. He advanced so
much that he even acquired
laws of perspective by
himself and applied them to
his works. His mastery in the
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Visit to Europe
museums and closely studied the
Following Naser al-Din Shah
works of some well-known artists
Qajar's death, Kamal-ol-Molk
such as Raphael, Titian, and
found it impossible to work
adapted and altered some of
under his son, Mozaffar ad-Din their works. He stayed in Europe
Shah Qajar. Therefore, he set out for about four years. In 1902, he
for Europe in 1898, at the age of returned to Iran.
47 to improve his art. Once
there, he had discussions with
distinguished European artists on
style and technique, and copied
some of Rembrandt's works,
including "Self Portrait", "Jonah",
and "Saint Matthew". Kamal-olMolk visited most of Europe's
Migration to Iraq
The increasing pressure on
Kamal-ol-Molk, originating in
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar's
court, left him no option but to
leave his country for Iraq, in
spite of all the affection he felt
for Iran. The visits he made to
the holy cities in Iraq inspired
his work at this time. "Karbalaye-Moalla Square", and
"Baghdad Jewish Fortune
Tellers" are two of his most
magnificent works of this
period.

With the advent of the

Constitutional Movement, after
a two-year stay in Iraq, Kamalol-Molk returned to Iran and
joined the Constitutionalists
because of the hatred he had
developed towards
Mazaffareddin Shah's
government. Portraits like
"Commander Asa'd Bakhtiari"
and "Azad-ol-Molk" signify this
period.

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Meet Valius Naureckas

his work took on a different

form, his skill of carving as
sculptor is still very much rooted
in his classical anatomical
education. Before the 1990s he
displayed his work in many
group shows and sculpture park
projects. However, after
The sculptures of Lithuanian
Lithuania left the Soviet Union
artist Valius Naureckas are like a the economy struggled and it
mosaic of artistic styles and
became increasingly difficult to
forms. Using a myriad of colours, maintain is artistic practice.
his versatility as a sculptor is not However his love and spirit of art
only reflective of is inner world, didnt end and this lead Valius to
but also of his artistic path and experiment with different
developments. After initially
materials such as, stone, clay,
mastering his ability by being
iron or gypsum, leading him to
trained as a classical artist,
put pencil to paper and develop
Valius soon yearned for new
his innovative modern style of
discoveries and forms of
today.
creativity. Although aesthetically

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Through his sculpture he aims

to include the viewer,
addressing issues or topics that
we can all relate to therefore
actively involving the viewer
and their imagination. Art
becomes synonymous with a
passion to create and
communicate with the viewer.
Rendering his vision and
He feels that all people can
drawings into wooden
identify with art and fill the
carvings marked a major shift gaps in their souls and lives,
in his artistic trajectory. In his and as an artist that is his
words Classical art is like a
greatest aim.
naked art, which is too open
and without any mysticism .
In 2011, after years spent in
the classical realms of art,
Valius finally realized that
through abstraction he could
truly express himself and, in
turn, create infinite variations
of communication between
the artist and viewer. With
Salvador Dali and Paul Gauguin
as inspiration, Valius saw art
differently and he received
praise for his work with a solo
exhibition in Lithuania.
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New painting by

Aziz Anzabi

End of earth
My painting represents the loss of
food .In some parts of the world
people don't respect food while in
other places they are in need of food
1/3 of all food produced is wasted. In
developing
countries, pests, inadequate storage
facilities and inefficient supply chains
are
major contributors to food loss. In
developed nations, food is thrown
away by households.
Description:
In this simple plan I have tried to show
that in some parts of the world there
isn't enough food for people to survive
the apple in the middle shows that
there isn't enough food as there is a
half eaten apple this also shows that

people make this condition for

themselves by wasting food. The
skeleton in the background shows that
it is a hard life and people are having a
hard time surviving without food .The
women that are farming on the hard
dry desert ground shows the shortage
of water and without water they can't
farm and grow food.

Chosen by the
judges for the
United Nation
exhibition 2015!
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Elizabeth Williams
After qualifying in Interior Design, I
worked for a large Interior Design and
Building organisation in central
London for many years, gaining a strong
understanding of colour and sense of
visual co-ordination. Later I opened my
own shop in the in St. Johns Wood High
Street, London NW8 specializing in
architectural plans and painted visuals
for clients. I designed and sold my own
range of furniture and collection
of unique fabrics which were regularly
featured in glossy magazines such as
Interiors and House and Gardens etc.

West of England Art Exhibition in Bristol.

One of the high points of my painting

career was to be selected by The
SHASHOUA Foundation to be part of their
exhibition, last shown in Cork Street
London in late 2011. A private collection
that continues to be exhibited globally

Following a bout of ill health I finally

decided to take the plunge, move to
Dorset and take up my first love and
paint professionally. I studied at
The City Lit in London and attended
workshops in London, Cornwall and
Florence and now paint in oils on linen,
panel and fine cottons. The subjects
dearest to my heart are in Realism
of Landscapes, Seascapes and Still Life but
lately I have been experimenting in semi
abstract/ impressionists pieces on a much
larger scale such as in a Winters
Optimism...just for fun!

My work has been exhibited at the Chelsea

Society of Art, Chelsea; The Menier Gallery
London SE1; The Knapp Gallery, Regents
Park London; The POSK Gallery,
Hammersmith; Short-listed for the Royal
Marine Artists Exhibition and ROI
Exhibitions at Mall Galleries and The Royal

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Enter LACDA 2015 International Juried all geographical locations. Registration

Competition for digital art and
fee is $35US (three images). Multiple
photography. Entrants submit three
entries permitted, additional $35 entry
JPEG files of original work. All styles of fee for each three images.
artwork and photography where digital Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
processes of any kind were integral to 104 East Fourth Street
the creation of the images are
Los Angeles, CA 90013
acceptable.
lacda.com
The selected winner receives 10 prints
up to 44x60 inches on canvas or
museum quality paper (approximately a
$2,500-$3,000 value) to be shown in a
solo exhibition in our main gallery. The
show will be widely promoted and will
include a reception for the artist.
Ten second place winners will receive
one print of their work up to 24x36
inches ($150-$200 in value) to be
included in the exhibits.
Special consideration will be given to all
entrants for inclusion in future shows at
LACDA. Many entrants from past
competitions have already been
included in our exhibits.
Complete
information http://lacda.com/juried/jur
iedshow.html
Deadline for entries: February 23,
2015
Winners Announced: March 2, 2015
Exhibit Dates: March 12-April 4, 2015
Artist's Reception: March 12 , 7-9pm in
conjunction with the Downtown Art Walk
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The competition is international, open to

I will open and separate the seeds of a pomegranate

and tell my heart and wish that the people I see had
clear hearts
to enable me to see through their heart
and know what they think .
Just like the seeds of a pomegranate that is clear in
sight of my eyes
By Sohrab Sepehri (Iranian artist, Poem and painter)
Translator: Asra Yaghoubi
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