Business & Opportunities Azerbaijani Arts   A new art album is now available featuring
Mohammad Reza Irani (1954-1994), an Azerbaijani artist who grew
up in Tabriz, Iran. Irani studied art at the Mirak Art College
in Tabriz, then received a B.A. in Painting from Tehran University's
School of Fine Arts in 1974. He returned to Tabriz to teach,
and his paintings were featured in exhibitions in Tabriz and
Tehran as well as Germany, Istanbul and Baku.He was known for his still-lifes, portraits and landscapes, including paintings of villages in Southern Azerbaijan (Iran). At age 40, in the midst of his artistic career, Irani was tragically killed when he was hit by a van in Tehran. Several years ago, Bahram Hemayat, who greatly admired Irani's paintings, decided to publish them in a glossy coffee-table book called "Passion for Painting: The Life and Selected Works of M.R. Irani". The hardbound 134-page book, edited by Dr. Ali Akbar Torabi, has text in English, German, French and Farsi. In 1999, it was named "Book of the Year" in Tehran. To order "Passion for Painting" ($35 plus shipping), contact: Bahram Hemayat P.O. Box 4673 51335 Tabriz, Iran Tel: (98-41) 334-9647 Fax: 335-2145 E-mail: info@PassionForPainting.com Web site: www.PassionforPainting.com _____ From Azerbaijan International (9.1) Spring 2001. © Azerbaijan International 2001. All rights reserved. Back to Business & Opportunities Back to Index AI 9.1 (Spring 2001) AI Home | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us |
