Arien Valizadeh

A 22 year old Iranian-American artist currently residing in Los Angeles, California. Immediate goals are to attend art school as a Fine Art major in the mean while participate in various art exhibitions and programmes imposed by media/market obsessions. Privately learning under the master Farsi Calligrapher, Massoud Valipour and voluntarily helping Zaman Zamani, the great Iranian painter, re-expose his work to the art community, Arien means to be taught the Persian Arts in a traditional manner, as well as familiarize himself to Contemporary Iranian artists prolonged role in Western society.

At a young age, a syntactical approach to Art was apparent of its innate nature; therefore, proving to himself as well to his family of a special gift, worthy of an honorable recognition. Further developing his keen desire for the arts supported by his peers, Arien constantly consumed and produced, knowing prematurely, that he is prone to an artistic career.

Each year, Arien and his eldest brother Omid Valizadeh; an established music producer, are invited to perform in Venice, Italy as the headliner of an annual music festival. As Omid performs his musical act, Arien paints live on stage as the visual counterpart for a crowd of 2,000 spectators.

Accepted into several highly regarded collectives including Beyond Persia and the New York Persian Arts Festival; therefore, being the youngest amongst a group of professionals and showcasing artwork with fellow established contemporaries in San Francisco and New York galleries.

Skills & Proficiency:

Fine Art : Painting, Pen & Ink, Mixed Media, Farsi {Nasta'liq} Calligraphy, Persian Miniature
Graphic Design : Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Multimedia : Adobe Flash, Sound & Video Collage/Installation, Granular Synthesis
Web Design/Development : Dreamweaver, HTML

Clientele:

MassMutual, Cartoon Network, MTV, RVCA, Darkstar, Dwindle Industries, Upper Playground,
Brown Bear, Gallery One, 5024SF Gallery, Gallery 1988, Canvas Gallery, NRKY Gallery

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