The Beylerians wish you a New Year filled with Love!



(Drawn by Lunabelle & Gregory Beylerian)

Today Michael Jackson passed away and in recognition of a profound and complex performer, I have created his portrait. Making this piece was at first more challenging as his facial dynamics changed so much through his adult life. I wanted to capture his essence while embracing the many sides of Michael Jackson into one all encompassing portrait of his being.

The artwork is available in an open edition series, signed for $50 in the Store.

Perhaps his most influential album for me was, “Off The Wall” which he recorded in 1979. He made the album with Quincy Jones and many performers contributed such as Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder.

He won his first Grammy with this album and it ultimately ended up in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

GAZAREBIRTH

ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
JOIN IN SOLIDARITY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR GAZA’S CHILDREN
   

A collaborative exhibition featuring the work of 50 artists is underway in the Hudson Valley. The exhibit, titled “Gaza Rebirth: Artists in Solidarity,” seeks to raise awareness of Gaza’s plight as well as Israelis’ and Palestinians’ struggle to foster mutual understanding and peaceful coexistence. Fifty percent of all sales will be donated to the children of Gaza.
“Gaza Rebirth” will kick off with a public celebration on June 21 (summer solstice) at the Baraka complex in Stanfordville, NY (12-7) and thereafter will remain open to the public every weekend through August 21.
Maxwell Kofi Donkor, international and national known master drummer from Ghana will perform live at the opening celebration. Kofi leads drum circles for children, has been very influential in the arts-in-education program in schools and communities in the Tri-State region and has played with world-renowned drummers, like Baba Olatunje and Mickey Hart. He believes in the use of cultural arts as a conduit in community building, teamwork, leadership, diversity and self-esteem.
“Gaza Rebirth” organized and curated by Kardash Onnig, a Hudson Valley-based sculptor, activist, author, inventor, and toymaker is based on the concept of what he calls “symbiotic synthesis,” which has deep roots in Kardash’s Armenian background. For example, in the 4th century, following a millennium of conflict between the Armenians and the Parthians, a common alphabet was invented to facilitate communication between the two nations which was the first major step towards peace.

This design objective for this artwork was to propose a visual merging of two flags, two identities, two peoples hearts into one. Using the topographical landscape as an underlying component to the trauma and the solution. Using Onnig’s Torso as the symbolic union via the maternal essence of the universal mother. Gaza Stripped is the path to truth, in saying, when a person is stripped of their clothes, their cultural identity, we can begin to see the common component, The humananity.

This is a rear illuminated work of art installed in the main lobby at 535 Fifth Ave. New York, N.Y. The Lobby renovation was designed by The Gensler Architectural firm. I was asked to provide ideas for the space allocated and responded with 10 different conceptual drawings, all representing The culture, life or architecture of New York City. They chose to go with a portrait of “The Grand Central Terminal” which is a landmark located just around the corner from the building. This piece stands at 10 feet tall and 4 feet wide and is built into the wall using state of the art, day light balanced continuous lighting technology. There are no windows in the lobby and wanted to get as much of a “feel” for natural light ambiance and it really helped for the tones in the sky and clouds to come thru on the piece.

Portrait of “Mother & Child” created for all mother’s on Mother’s day. An edition print series of 100 has been created with 50% of the proceeds given to http://www.bcrfcure.org/. To view availability of edition print Click here.

To purchase this book, you can go to Amazon.com and get it. Here is the link

“Rise” was created on Easter Sunday after fasting for 10 days. 50% of the proceeds are donated to: http://www.inhisshoes.org/
17" x 22", Edition of 100, signed and numbered. - To see availability click here

A beautiful collaboration with Joe Veillette, An honor and an opportunity to merge one of my nudes to the workmanship of a great bass maker’s sensual musical forms. Visit his web site to see more of his work and observe why so many of the worlds most celebrated musicians use his instruments.
http://www.veilletteguitars.com/

Portrait of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace). Read more of the life and death of Notorious BIG here.

Have you seen the Medz-Mobile? If not, click here!

Photos from the event have been posted!

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It was a beautiful night celebrating with friends & family the collaborative efforts with many of the models involved in the creation of the latest series of “Works in Progress 2008”.

Artwork donated to the school helped to raise over $240,000 this year!

Artwork donated to an extra ordinary group who raised $225,000 and awareness for the starving children in the world.

Click here to learn more about In His Shoes

Artwork donated to The Thorn Tree Project.
Over $70,000 raised, click here to learn more about this charitable organization that is making a difference.

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
cordially invites you
to a celebration of Armenian art, culture and heritage

at Los Angeles City Hall
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
5:00 p.m.
The Office of the City Attorney
Los Angeles City Hall, East
200 North Main Street, 8th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Parking (RSVP Required) R.S.V.P. by March 28
Entrance: Los Angeles Street rsvp@lacity.org
or (213) 978-1575

Please join us for a special preview of new works.

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
6 - 8 pm

Location: Atelier - 635 W. 42nd Street between 11th & 12th Aves

Please RSVP to info@culturecommerce.com

POWER & BEAUTY - is now available to be viewed online.

To see Power & Beauty Forms - Click Here

To see Power & Beauty Faces - Click Here

To see the Power & Beauty book - Click Here

To see the Power & Beauty installation - Click Here

To see photos from the Power & Beauty opening - Click Here

To see a video from the Power & Beauty opening - Click Here

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues including ensuring the appropriate commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
Gregory Beylerian donates a work of art to the auction held at the 2007 Annual Banquet in support of The Armenian Genocide Resolution.

"ARTISTS FOR REAL MEDICINE"
Bringing together Global Artists to Benefit the Children, Families & Relief Projects of Real Medicine Foundation around the world.

Gregory Beylerian donates two works of art from the "Power & Beauty" collection to the Real Medicine Foundation auction.


Click here to go to the web site and learn more about them: http://www.realmedicinefoundation.org

Gregory Beylerian creates portrait of "Jessica" and offers a commissioned portrait auctioned at The 26th Annual Par Wars Golf Classic & Cystic Fibrosis Gala held on August 2, 2007 at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. Thanks to the contributions, this event set a new record and netted just under $200,000! The generosity of donors directly affects the life of Jessica and the more than 30,000 children and young adults suffering from this life-threatening disease. The financial success of this year's event make a positive difference and impacts so many lives.

To learn more about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - http://www.cff.org/

Certificate of Recognition is presented to Gregory Beylerian by the president of the L.A. City Counsel Eric Garcetti for his participation in a public art project reflecting the spirit of The Los Angeles Community.

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a public art project of LA Commons created with artist Gregory Beylerian and students from the Rose & Alex Pilibos School was unveiled.

Click here to see more images from this project.
Click here to go LA Commons web site.

The "Prix de la Photographie, Paris" (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris.

To Read more Click Here...

Have a Seat! The Beylerian Collection of Small Chairs
June 28 - October 28, 2007



To read more Click Here...

The LATimes referred to it as a "rare trifecta on the calendar"

a special Forum on Forgiveness has been slated at the All Saints Church in Pasadena. Speakers, discussions, films will all be part of the agenda, as we look at "Local Reconciliation~ Global Peace."

"It seems that the only language people speak these days is that of war," said Fr. Vazken in his weekly message. "We need to change our metaphors. If we are to imagine a world with peace, we must speak a language that includes forgiveness, as much as it does tolerance and understanding."  Get the Details

Paul Freedman's new documentary on Darfur will be screened at the Forum. The film, narrated by George Clooney is powerful in content and message. A question and answer session with the producer will follow.

For Beylerian, this is his second round with the 7x77 formula. In 2005, he composed the picture of Armenian youth standing in the desert, in a symbol of solidarity and lasting forgiveness.

Everything needs a helping hand, how about a Pepsi can?

This is what happens when the corporate empire is impregnated with the infusion of spontaneous combustion.

See more of this here...

See what pepsi is up to...http://www.pepsi.com

What to wear when your group has been asked to play Carnegie Hall?

That is what happened to the Wind Ensemble at Santa Monica High School.

8 different woodwind instruments, a drum and NYC...

To see more, click here

Seyhoun Gallery presents  

POWER & BEAUTY
A new collection of work by Gregory & Judith Beylerian. 

 Please join us:
Opening Reception
Saturday May 12th, 2007   6-9pm -- Live performance 8pm

"ART-CAST" live internet broadcast of opening night - Has been cancelled. Please check back very soon to see video and stills of the opening night and performance as they will be posted very soon.

Seyhoun Gallery
9007 Melrose Ave (x Robertson)
West Hollywood, Ca

 Exhibition
May 12 - 25, 2007

 Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Saturday 12-5 pm & by appointment.
Tel. 310-858-5984

POWER & BEAUTY 
Is a presentation of new works that merge photography with painting techniques, drawings, light sculptures, sexy tee's and a new 420 page book by Beylerian entitled "POWER & BEAUTY".

Studio Beylerian is the collaborative art + design team of Gregory Beylerian and Judith Bodart Beylerian. 

Boldly melding traditional forms, materials, and iconography with contemporary technologies to create an expressive visual sensuality, Studio Beylerian builds bridges between photography, painting, sculpture and innovative product and fashion design. 

Born of a shared desire to merge spirit and science, personal totem with technology, Studio Beylerian's preoccupation with fusing the beauty of the human form with technology finds its application in commissions and custom assignments for the corporate setting, advertising, editorial, special events installations, architectural murals, the hospitality industry, theater, film, and the worlds of contemporary street couture and avant-garde product design.
 

ART-CAST by
http://www.ivtweb.com/
Metallic Printing by 
http://www.dpi-sf.com/

" POWER  &  BEAUTY "
         A new collection of works by 
          Gregory & Judith Beylerian.


Time 
Saturday May 12th, 2007   ( 6 pm - 9 pm )

Location
SEYHOUN Gallery, 9007 Melrose Ave. West Hollywood CA. 90069


Save the date and come celebrate with us. 
The evening will be dense with stimulation built to stretch heart and soul.

Carlo has a recurring lead role on the hit T.V. show "24" and is also the main lead on "Little Mosque on the Praire" which is the hottest show in Canada right now.


To read more about Carlo and his work, "click here".

Greg & Jude send out a big Happy Valentines!

Among other projects, we are preparing for an exhibit in May called "Power & Beauty".

Check back soon to get more details.

Our wish for the New Year 2007....



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On April 24, 1915, the Armenian people were forcibly marched into the desert and executed. The Armenian nation was exiled from its ancestral homeland. Over 1.5 million people perished at the hands of the Turks in what became known as the First Genocide of the 20th Century. Despite volumes of written documentation, foreign government archives and eyewitness accounts, the Turkish government has yet to accept responsibility.

One of Jesus’ disciples, Peter, asked him, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who has hurt me? As many as seven times? Jesus answered “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.”

Ninety years after the Genocide of 1915, a group of men and women – many of whom were descendents of survivors – marched onto a desert. On Sunday, April 24, 2005 this group donning t-shirts with the mathematical notation “7x77” lined up with their palms united in a human ribbon of love and solidarity. They walked in the shoes of a generation who knew only suffering. They walked in the shoes of Christ knowing that love is a greater power than evil.  

To See a short film, pictures and read more about this unique project
.....CLICK HERE.....

And what an amazing night it was... A big thank you to all the performers and support team for injecting this evening with so much electricity. A big thank you to Arvest for organizing a wonderful event!



To see videos & photographs of The Paris - L.A. night...Click Here...

To view the collection, CLICK HERE

24" x 24" mixed media canvas with a glazed resin final coat.

This portrait was commissioned for Chris Bangle's 50'th birthday.

To view other mixed media portraits: click here


Chris Bangle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christopher Edward Bangle (born on 14 October 1956 in Ravenna, Ohio), is an American automobile designer. He is the Chief of Design for BMW group, responsible for design strategy and conception across all BMW's brands including Mini and Rolls Royce.
Bangle was raised in Wisconsin, and after considering becoming a Methodist Minister [1], attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Bangle began his career at Opel where he designed the interior of the Junior concept car. He later moved to Fiat where he became chief designer and was credited with the design of the angular Fiat Coupé.
When he joined BMW in 1992, he had little complete-car track record, and became their first American chief of design. The 1999 Z9 concept car marked a departure from BMW's traditional conservative style, and his latter work has caused some controversy among BMW enthusiasts. But his designs have sold, and after being replaced as Chief Designer of BMW by Dutch protégé Adrian van Hooydonk [2], Bangle became the Chief of Design for the whole BMW Group, including Mini and Rolls Royce.

Design characteristics
Designs which Bangle has overseen include the 1 Series, 3 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series and Z4 roadster. These designs deviate from BMW's usual, more conservative muscular styling, which emphasized functional, rigid, straight-line forms. The 1-Series and Z4 especially have more sculpted appearances and curved lines. Among BMW fans, the consensus seems to be "love it or hate it" [3]. Bangle has coined the phrase "flame surfacing" to describe his work; he notes Frank Gehry's work as an influence.
Despite the general new appearances, however, Bangle has respected several long-standing BMW traditions, including: trademark twin-kidney grille; quadruple headlights; and the Hofmeister kink. Proponents of Bangle's designs say that the new design direction represents a move into the future for normally stolidly conservative BMWs.
Bangle is not shy about defending his designs when they are criticized. He has the backing of the BMW board of directors, which wanted to move BMW's image into the future. He argues that it is necessary for product lines to follow a cycle of a revolutionary generation followed by an evolutionary generation followed by another revolutionary generation and so on. Indeed, he oversaw the conservative evolution of BMW designs with the redesign of the BMW 3-Series BMW E46 and the introduction of the BMW X5. For Bangle this marked the end of the evolution of BMW design and the revolution was witnessed with the 2002 introduction of the BMW E65. Bangle acknowledges that his designs do not look good in photographs, suggesting to critics that they should see the cars in real life before judging them on their looks.

IPA AWARDS: HONORABLE MENTION
YEAR: 2005
CATEGORY: FINE ART
SUBJECT: NUDES

GREGORY BEYLERIAN entry 9628 - Title: PaintForms #46 - LOS ANGELES, US

http://photoawards.com/

The International Photography Awards Competition is the world's largest most prestigious photography contest for professional photographers.

To salute the achievements of the world's finest photographers, to discover new and emerging talent, and to promote the appreciation of photography.

To view more information regarding this, you can click here to view the details in the PRESS section of the studio's web site.

AGBU Young Professionls present
 
Arvest 2006 Merging of the Arts:Paris - LA
 
Join in celebration of old French masters Carzou, Jansem, and Assadour,  and experiance the leading modern French ex-patriate artists such as Jean Kazanjian, Giraco, Greg and Judith Beylerian and many more. Experience the merging of classics and avant guarde from Paris to Los Angeles in one memorable evening!
Gala Exhibit
October 14th, 2006
Presenting a pastiche of live musical and artistic performances, visual and interactive exhibits of animation and fine art, literary readings and fashion...an eloquent discourse of culinary delight.
Open to public exhibit and Artist discussions
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gala Exhibit Show
7:00pm
Los Angeles Union Station
800 N. Alameda Street,
Los Angeles, California
90012
Gala Tickets:
$100 Donation ($80 if reserved and paid in advance of event) for tickets call 626.794.7942 or e-mail cynthia@agbuypla.org
Portion of the proceeds  will go towards the AGBU "Generation Next" arts program. For more information about the program please log on to www.agbugennext.org

October 14th is around the corner and the studio is shifting into high gear to get ready for a wild night. More details to come on what this show is all about. A little teaser, let's say sultry sweet cottons, earth tone dyes, and lots of water...Location will be Union Station in Downtown L.A.

If we can find a good wifi connection, we will stream the event live on our site with the innovative technology of http://www.ivtweb.com/

Greg Pulier of IVT was the brains and technology behind our first and internet first..."ArtCast". We streamed live video of the opening night of the exhibition ORIGINS and the performance piece. This interactive internet experience included a real time chat from the gallery to the world wide net and back. Over 120 viewers from around the globe including, France, Japan, Sweden, London and Brooklyn N.Y. interacted with real time text chat and images they could upload into our spontaneous slide show which was experienced by the gallery patrons via a large wall projection.

For some eye candy, click here to watch the film "Origins" that was presented at the exhibit.

It was August 28th, 1999 when Judith Bodart and Gregory Beylerian made a commitment for life, to be together in love and creativity. From that day, we began merging our love for each other and the things that we create.


Today we are proud to share the fruits of our labour of love through the construction of this new web site.....STUDIO BEYLERIAN. It is here that you will find an organized plethora of stimuli that we hope will excite and inspire you. Of course all of these creations pale in comparison to the birth our our beautiful Lunabelle, Truly our greatest gift arriving during this 7th year. She brings to us a profound experience of love like nothing else we have ever experienced or created.

We invite you to check back now and again, perhaps even subscribe to our RSS feed, as we evolve into new and unchartered territories. Our ship is set to sail, ready to discover, We're off!

All our best,

Greg, Jude & Luna...

Perhaps one of the grander challenges of travel we can recall. That would include 6 pieces of luggage (with baby stroller) one beautiful baby, and a healthy chunk of the studio gear. Equipment brought: Photographic gear including 2 cameras, lenses, portable strobes, tripods and light stands. Audio recording gear, video equipment and of course a slightly trimmed down yet still complete drawing kit. Thankfully, we already had sewing machines, textiles and many other tools already in place at the family studio located in the 14th area of Paris.

2 months were spent in Paris with mini adventures to beautiful cities as far north as Amsterdam where great contemporary art is being generated. 1 month was spent in Cadenet, located in Provence. We lived in a stone house built around the 15th century. It was situated in the middle of a vineyard with mountains landscaping the background.

These three months were quite prolific for the studio:

1. A new collection of drawings were born called "The Cadenet Series" Click here to view them.


2. A beautiful new film was created using stop motion photography. The music for this short was created by Alain Martinez and we recorded it in the Paris studio. Click here to view film.


3. A 10 song cd of classic French street music was created while in Provence. The recording is comprised of well known compositions and a few originals by Mieke Bodart. We recorded this album on a roof top in Cucheron with one of the songs ending just as the local village church struck its bell for midnight, how perfect. It was an extraordinary time as we all lived together free and creative. This musical selection was our soundtrack, as they played each morning at the markets, then into the evening as we celebrated nightly with beautiful foods and wine. This recording was made during our last night together. Click here to see the album details and hear one of the songs.


Many photographic portraits were created with Jude's styling and beautiful couture. Many of the fashion creations will be presented this fall. In the mean time, you can see some of the portraits by clicking here.


It was an extra - ordinary experience, which seems more and more like a dream. Now we are back in L.A. in an other dream - land which has its own inspirations and pulse. Check back soon if you are interested to see what comes to the surface and is revealed next....