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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....