What is Giclée? A modern printmaking process in which individual prints are produced on a special large-format printer in extremely high resolution, to give as exact as possible a reproduction of the precise colors and strokes of the original work. The giclée process offers the highest-quality reproduction available. Giclées may be printed on paper or on canvas. They are rarely produced in editions larger than a few hundred, with each one printed individually. Gallery Certificates This artwork we offer comes complete with a gallery certificate of authenticity. This certificate increases the overall value of your collectible artwork significantly, and most importantly, it ensures an easy sale, should you ever wish to sell the piece. DON T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS BEAUTIFULLY MADE FRAMED LIMITED EDITION HAND-EMBELLISHED GICLEE ON PAPER BY ARTIST SABZI! "Satisfaction" Framed LIMITED EDITION Giclee by Sabzi, Numbered and Hand Signed with Certificate of Authenticity! ** BRING LIFE AND COLOR TO ANY ROOM WITH SABZI'S FANTASTIC ARTWORK! Sabzi uses vibrant color schemes and abstract impressionism to create the artwork that is collected worldwide. "Satisfaction" is a limited edition giclee on paper, numbered and hand signed by Sabzi. This piece comes in a custom-made frame and is ready to hang. Includes Certificate of Authenticity! Measures approx. 23" x 26" (with frame), 9" x 12" (image). ** ** Please note that there is minor damage to the frame from previously being exhibited in a gallery. The artwork is being auctioned with this in mind. All sales are final. ** Very Low Limited Edition Numbered 10 of 495. A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WILL ACCOMPANY THIS PIECE! VERY LOW LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 10 OF 495 Born in Ahwaz, Iran, Sabzi started painting at the age of twelve; encouraged in his early progression as an artist by his parents and inspiring teachers. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Jundi Shapur. "The best part of agriculture was the purity of its primal spaces," he says, explaining his early sensitivity to artistic concepts. Sabzi's early works were primarily realistic, exploring the historical and cultural themes of his homeland. His departure from Iran during the Khomeini regime brought him to Germany and then the United States. This exile provided him the opportunity to explore new artistic influences, and he began to work in abstract and figurative styles. Sabzi's subjects are almost always women – beautiful, graceful, taciturn and melancholy; they reflect love, mystery and solitude. His women are Madonnas, modern goddesses and martyred saints whose elongated forms suggest instability and internal conflict. According to Sabzi, their anonymous faces make them into religious icons that transcend and defy the demands of reality; reflecting warmth, charm, happiness, and his undisputed love and admiration for women. His paintings resonates both Eastern and Western philosophies. His rich Persian heritage provides him with ancient images, sentimental Persian themes and memories of innocence. He draws from the Western influence of modernism found in the works of Klee, Cezanne, Matisse and Bonnard. His debt to modernism, especially to Matisse, is irrefutable. Earthy hues of pale greens, yellows, purples and reds illuminate the settings and inspire the forms with unique inner vibrations. Though schematic, the treatment of the human face as luminous geometric planes is a profound statement of the artist's quest for spirituality. Sabzi goes beyond Matisse and creates spatially-revolving, post-modern worlds. Images reflected in mirrors assume a life of their own. The effect is a powerful multiplicity of emotional representation. Here the fantastic is treated as ordinary and the rich fabrics of the paintings resonate intimacy. An accomplished abstract painter, Sabzi's passion for the spiritual is represented in the open spaces, symbolism and intricate patterns that make up the backgrounds of his compositions. Juxtaposing the complex feelings, body language and attitudes of his predominantly female figures against a backdrop of shapes and forms in space, Sabzi uses texture, lines and color to make artistic statements about love and beauty.