March 10, 2006

Iranian Artist Shows Drawings:

My Signature Drawings

by Robert Bassal

Robert Bassal, an Iranian artist living in New York, studied sculpture, drawing and painting in Iran before moving to Israel in 1972.

Continuing his studies in art, he exhibited sculpture and video arts in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem. His interest in performance art led him to establish an alternative theater workshop in Tel-Aviv in 1985. Bassal's first solo exhibition since moving to the US in 1989 will be held at Crosby Painting Studio in SoHo during April.

On display will be the artist's recent figure drawings. "Our signatures show our personalities and our moods," Bassal says. "When I draw the figure I want my responses and feelings to be directly transmitted to the lines that I make on the paper. In that sense all of my drawings are signatures. I take responsibility for the lines; they are mine and only mine, so I have called this show My Signature."

There will be a reception for the artist on Sunday, April 2, from 5 - 7:30 pm.

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 2 - 4:30 pm.

For more information, call Minerva Durham at 212-941-5045 or 212-226-7240 .

About Crosby Painting Studio: Crosby Painting Studio offers sessions of life painting open to the public. It is an offshoot of Spring Studio, 64 Spring Street, a drawing studio celebrating its 14th year of seven-day-a-week figure drawing.