Artist: Yari Ostovany Born in Iran in 1962, Yari Ostovany moved to the United States at the age of 16 and pursued his studies in Art first at the University of Nevada-Reno and then at the San Francisco Art institute where he received his MFA in 1995. He has exhibited extensively in the United States and internationally, and is the recipient of Center For Cultural Innovation, Sierra Arts Endowment, Craig Sheppard Me- morial and Sierra Nevada Arts Foundation Grants. Recent solo exhibitions include The Yard: Columbus Circle in New York, Stanford Art Spaces at Stanford University, Joyce Gordon Gallery in Oakland, Rebecca Molayem Gallery in Los Angeles and Lansing Street Gallery in Mendocino.His work is in the permanent collections of institutions including the New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britain, Connecticut), Pasargad Bank Museum (Tehran, Iran), Chateau d’Orquevaux (Champagne-Ardenne, France), Perma- nent Collection of the University of Nevada-Reno Art Department and is represented by Foundation Behram Bakhtiar in France, Ideel Art and Noon Powell Fine Art in London UK. Statement: My work is process based and improvisational, straddling the nebulous realm between the mystical and mysterious and thus, the spiritual. A personal journey of exploration through the alchemy of paint, color, light, texture and the poetics of space. Materials & Techniques: Oil On Canvas Artist:Yari Ostovany Oil on Canvas Title: Poet’s Moonrise 8 x 10 in Lot: 1168 Starting bid: $600 USA
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