Hessam Abrishami
Illustration — Hessam Abrishami (2020) Hessam Abrishami (born 1951) is an Iranian-born American artist, he works in multiple media including painting and sculpture. He currently lives in Miami, Florida; and has previously lived in Los Angeles, California; Perugia, Italy; and Shiraz, Iran.
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- 1951 · Shiraz.
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- Iran
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- sculptor · painter
- Languages
- Persian
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Illustration — Hessam Abrishami (2020) Hessam Abrishami (born 1951) is an Iranian-born American artist, he works in multiple media including painting and sculpture. He currently lives in Miami, Florida; and has previously lived in Los Angeles, California; Perugia, Italy; and Shiraz, Iran.
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Hessam Abrishami was born December 30, 1951, in Shiraz, Iran. He grew up in a middle class family, and was one of 8 children. He started painting at age 15, attending college to study art in Iran. Abrishami continued his studies and attended the Accademia di Belle Arti di Perugia in Italy, where he received a master's degree. In 1984, he moved to the United States. Abrishami frequently works in acrylic painting and bronze sculpture, making abstract work. Themes of his work include love, romanticism and self realization. He has exhibited in more than 30 countries internationally, including in Europe and Asia.
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- 1.Tampa Bay Publications, Inc. Tampa Bay Magazine. 59–63. September 2011.
- 2.The Unfinished Paintings of Hessam Abrishami. SRQ Daily Magazine. October 9, 2020.
- 3.Keshmirshekan, Hamid. Different Sames: New Perspectives in Contemporary Iranian Art. Thames & Hudson. 55. 2009. 978-0-500-97697-5.
- 4.The Desert Sun. Iranian Immigrant Communicates In Unspoken But Universal Language. Newspapers.com. 51. 7 February 1999.
- 5.Hessam Abrishami, 1951, Abstract painter. Tutt'Art. 2013.
- 6.Bowen, Will. A painter of desire: Hessam Abrishami exhibits at Monarch Gallery. SDNews. September 16, 2010.
- 7.Wozniak, Mary. Artist Brings Unique Style To Shaw Gallery. Newspapers.com. News-Press. 94. 8 February 2006.
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