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Behrouz Darsh is an Assyrian sculptor, born in 1942 in Urmia, Iran. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Tehran School of Commerce and a master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Tehran. Darsh’s first encounter with sculpture came through his artistic training under Victoria Darsh, one of the sculpture instructors at the Faculty of Fine Arts. Having been acquainted with music from adolescence—playing the cello and classical guitar—he moved to Spain after completing his master’s degree, where he pursued music seriously and collaborated with prominent masters of classical and flamenco music. After returning to Iran, Darsh engaged in study and research on new forms and spatial concepts in the visual arts. The outcome of this period was the creation of works that were presented in several experimental group exhibitions in Iran between 1974 and 1977. His artistic activity came to a halt following the 1979 Revolution and the increasing restrictions on cultural and artistic fields. Eventually, in 1988, after emigrating to Germany, he held his first solo exhibition. Darsh’s works have been featured in numerous exhibitions and art events and have received many awards. His artistic record includes being a selected artist at the Toyomura International Sculpture Biennial in Japan in 1993, winning the Special Prize of the same biennial in 1996; being a selected artist at the International Exhibition of Sacred Art in Paris, France; a selected artist at the Rambouillet International Sculpture Biennial in France; winning awards at the Second and Fourth Iranian Sculpture Biennials in 1999; and participation in the Venice Biennale in 2003.
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Experiences :
- 1972 Traveled to Barcelona-Spain, studing and playing guitar as profession.
- 1972 Returned to iran.
- 1974-1977 Study and research in visual arts about new froms and spaces and eventually participated in some experimental group–exhibitions with artist friends.
- 1973-1985 No social activity in sculpture due to revolutionary values and because of then special condition in Iran of after 1979.
- 1988 Travel to Germany.
- 1991 Research in Iranian contemporary poetry which eventually culminated to publishing a collection of new poems (in Persian language).
- Exhibitions and prizes :
- 1972 Participated in a group exhibition of painting (Iran modern art gallery, Tehran).
- 1972 First individual sculpture exhibition Iran modern art gallery, Tehran).
- 1988 Aranged an individual exhibition(Neiriz gallery, Berlin).
- 1993 "Selected artist": Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale–Japan.
- 1995 Participation in the Tehran first triennial sculpture works.
- 1995 "Special prize winner Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale–Japan. 1997 participatedin in a group exhibition (Aria gallery, Tehran).
- 1998 (Arranged a dual "felt" exhibition (Golestan gallery, Tehran).
- 1999 "Finalist" of premio internaionale D arte ermanno casoli, Ancona-Italy.
- 1999 "Selected artist" arte sacre contemporain 2000, Paris-France.
- 2000 "Grand prize winner" second Iran sculpture biennale 2000, Tehran–Iran.
- 2001 Participated in a group exhibition contemporary art museum of caracassofia imber, Caracas–Venezuela.
- 2002 Participated in a group exhibition christise, London-England.
- 2003 Participated in third Iran sculpture biennale 202, Tehran-Iran.
- 2003 Participated in Venice Biennale 2003.
- 2003 Participated in spirituale art exhibition (Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art).
- 2004 Participated in a persian garden exhibition (Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art).
- 2005 First prize winner Tehran sculpture biennial 2005.
- 2007 "Special prize winner": Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale–Japan.
- 2008 Prize vinner for life time working and creating art works: (first Tehran sculpture biennale for urban space).
- 2009 Selected artist: "Kajima International Sculpture Compition–Japan 2009 "
