A Painting By Parviz Yashar, Persian Painter. About Artist: BORN IN TEHRAN, IRAN, PARVIZ YASHAR STARTED PAINTING AT THE AGE OF TWELVE. IN 1962, AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN, HE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN PURSUIT OF CONTINUING HIS STUDIES. AFTER FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL HE RECEIVED HIS B.A IN COMMERCIAL ART FROM WOODBURY COLLEGE. SHORTLY AFTER, HE WAS ACCEPTED TO ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN WITH A SCHOLARSHIP FROM GENERAL MOTORS. PARVIZ RECEIVED HIS B.S. IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM ART CENTER IN 1971 AND IN 1973, HE RETURNED TO TEHRAN AND WORKED AS AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER, ARTIST, AND SCULPTOR. SIMULTANEOUSLY, HE WAS A PROFESSOR AT TEHRAN UNIVERSITY, TEACHING CLASSES IN ART AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. PARVIZ RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1977 AND SINCE THEN HE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS CLIENTS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING ROLLS ROYCE, BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ROHR INDUSTRIES, GENERAL FOODS, TELEDYNE, AND WEDGWOOD. HIS DESIGNS FOR WEDGWOOD ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PRIVATE MUSEUM OF WEDGWOOD IN ENGLAND. FROM 1985-1991 PARVIZ RAN HIS OWN COMPANY IN LOS ANGELES, WHICH DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED FUNCTIONAL ART AND DECORATIVE SCULPTURES. IN ADDITION, HE HAS INVENTED AND PATENTED PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE MARKET. HOWEVER, HIS PERSONAL ART HAS ALWAYS REMAINED HIS GREATEST PASSION. IN THE LAST TWO DECADES, PARVIZ MAIN FOCUS HAS RESTED ON HIS PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES, WHICH HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. 18" x 24"