March 18^th, 2010

The Atlantan Magazine – March/April 2010

November 19^th, 2009

October 16^th, 2009

October 16, 2009 – November 1, 2009
Press Release

Atlanta, Georgia — The Besharat Gallery, in association with the ACP, opens an exhibition of photography from two of the world’s finest photographers: Steve McCurry & Parish Kohanim. A roundtable forum discussion with the photographers will be held on the evening of Friday, October 16 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The exhibition will open to the public on Friday October 16 and will continue through November 1, 2009.

Steve McCurry’s photojournalism career began with his coverage of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. McCurry disguised himself in native dress and hid his film by sewing it into his clothes. His images were among the first of the conflict and were widely published. His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad. McCurry continued to cover international conflicts, including the Iran-Iraq war, Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War and Afghanistan. McCurry’s work has been featured in every major magazine in the world and frequently appears in National Geographic, with articles on Tibet, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and the temples of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Consistent originality, diversity, inventiveness and timelessness are the hallmarks of Paris Kohanim’s photography. His use of color, whether vibrant or pastel, as well as the representation of myriad tonalities in his stunning black and white images, have become his distinctive and unique signature and style. His works have been featured in many major prestigious publications worldwide, and he has photographed numerous celebrities and luminaries. His upcoming book, “Luminosa” is a collaboration with Cirque du Soleil performers, celebrating the beauty and astonishing capabilities of the human form.

The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, October 16 and will continue through November of 2009. A reception for the artists will be held from 6:30 until 9 on the evening of Thursday, October 15. A roundtable forum discussion with the photographers will take place the following evening on Friday, October 16 and will be held from 7 until 9. The Besharat Gallery is located at 175 Peters St SW, Atlanta Georgia 30313. Hours of operation are Monday – Saturday from 10 until 6 and also by appointment.

In association with Art Partners and the High Museum of Art Atlanta.
September 17^th,2009 and September 20^th,2009

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September 18, 2009 – October 10, 2009
Press Release

Atlanta, Georgia — The Besharat Gallery, in association with the Frédéric Got Fine Art Gallery in Paris, opens an exhibition of contemporary paintings and sculptures from six of Europe’s finest artists. The artists featured in this new exhibition include Gonzalez Bravo, Andrei Zadorine, Roman Zaslonov, Jacques Le Bescond, Alain Gazier and Beatrice Bissara. The exhibition will open to the public on Friday September 18 and will continue through October 10, 2009.

Modern Spanish art has had a major influence on Gonzalez Bravo. His current artistic phase blends the landscape with the wall, combining expressive, abstract and informal features with typographical elements such as writing or letters, which culminates in an immediate and poetic art.

Drawing inspiration from his early childhood memories in Belarus, Andrei Zadorine creates evocative paintings uniting both the real and imaginary. Working in an earthy palette of browns, golds and auburns, Zadorine sequences still images to form a painted photographic series, which he endows with both power and emotional weight.

As one of the most celebrated artists of our time, Roman Zaslonov’s success began after studying for 13 years at the Russian Academy of Art. His paintings have been described as being both visually intellectual and emotionally arresting. His work, filled with imagination and wit, is considered to defy categorization, with styles inspired by the surrealist, fantastical, neo-romantic and theatrical.

Emerging from France, Alain Gazier invites us into a world of silent interiors through his elaborate works. Gazier plays with both light and perspective in order to entice observers to step into his environments, which consist of secret rooms and empty corridors. He wants you to focus on the architecture and the beauty that it possesses once everything else is taken away.

One of the finest sculptors in France, Jacques Le Bescond uses marble in order to express all of the various pleasures of the human body. Directly working with carving, his work represents a constant search for harmony through new horizons. His sculptures are included in some of the most exclusive private collections worldwide.

A painter and sculptor native to Paris, Beatrice Bissara is thoroughly trained in the history of art but is self-taught in practice. Creating her sculptures mostly from bronze, she pursues a quest for beauty and harmony of both the bodies and souls in figurative art. Fundamentally aesthetic, she offers us the mystery of beauty as a message of humility, patience, mediation and hope.

The exhibition opens to the public on Friday, September 18 and will continue through October of 2009. The Besharat Gallery is located at 175 Peters St SW, Atlanta Georgia 30313. Hours of operation are Monday – Saturday from 10 until 6 and also by appointment. For more information, contact: besharatgallery@gmail.com

June 12, 2009