Hessam's Bio

At age 17, Hessam received his first award for painting and went on to win top honors in painting in an all-country student competition in Iran. At age 19, he achieved first place honors in the "Iranian New Artists Competition." Many other national and international honors and recognitions have followed since. 

Hessam went on to study in Italy - a place he considered "the center of art in Europe." It was in Perugia, Italy that he studied and completed his Master's Degree in Fine Arts at the Accademi De Belle Arti "Pietro Vanucci."  

Hessem notes that he was influenced most in Italy by the artistic atmosphere in general, and more specifically because "colors were bright and the atmosphere was quiet and relaxed." 

He emigrated to Los Angeles, California where he continues to expand his creativity. In his chosen medium of acrylic, he explores a realm which the French press has called "A statement in the fluidity of human figures . . . He creates a tension between each figure, a kinship of place or condition that provokes the viewer to seek reasons for such relationships."

Greatly influenced by modern masters from Cezanne to Picasso, Hessam's boldly colorful paintings are filled with love and laughter, music and dance.