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Born in Iran,
Sia secretly sketched female
figures as a child from smuggled
foreign magazines. Emerging from
a stringent background of
Iranian influence, in which
depictions of bathing-suit clad
women were not customary, Sia
freely portrays images of women
to celebrate their beauty and
mystique. Uniting
“a
Zen-like simplicity with just
the right touch of romantic
mystery,”
Sia’s
images speak to both local and
international acclaim. As
rumblings of an Islamic
Revolution increased in the mid
70s, Sia fled the Ayatollah
regime to England where he
received his education. Later,
he ventured to the United States
and discovered his passion for
photography.
As an international Art &
Commercial Advertising
photographer, Sia emphasizes
sensual human forms, bodies
within close proximities, and
uncovered skin to transform
print ads
into art. Within LA ’s
creative artists’
circle, Sia is regularly
acknowledged as an artistic
leader as he pioneers a romantic
combination of images
reminiscent of and inspired by
the Renaissance, the
Impressionist Movement and 40’s
film noir. By integrating and
expanding past notions, Sia’s
photography is an artistic style
for the new century.
One of Sia ’s
trademark techniques brings a
singular feature of the subject
area into a sharp focus while
leaving the remainder in a
“romantic
glow.”
Sia’s
photography has been featured in
The Pacific Design Center’s
101 New Blood show for two
consecutive years. His photos
have been exhibited at the
P.L.A.N. show sponsored by the
Los Angeles County Museum of
Arts as well as overseas at the
National Art Fair of Asia
(Seoul, Korea). Sia is also
credited with producing artistic
product renderings for such
major companies as Nike, Kraft
and Adidas. His images have also
appeared as key set decoration
in several recent studio motion
pictures, including
“Laurel
Canyon.”
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