Shara Banisadr: When I woke up this morning, I had never heard of  her. Now, I will never forget.
Not everyone with amazing talent can be well-known.If you had the time to do nothing else but travel the world seeking amazing unknown talent, you would find Picassos everywhere.  casual viewers who happen upon genius in a small out of the way gallery and leave without ever really taking a look. Without ever realizing they had been in the midst of genius.<br />  Shara Banisadr is her name and I happened in after hitting the farmers market across the street.<br />Her work on display out front caught my eye. There was a metal sculpture that looked as though she had sculpted brush-strokes. I later saw some of her painting inside and instantly recognized her brushwork from the sculpture outside. She had such a variety of work and all of it made me a little envious. I'm an artist myself and I take art very seriously. I've worked with some world class artists and they all had that magical thing that sets<br />them apart from the herd. Just look at this painting then go home and load up your pallet knife with some paint and swipe it down the canvas.<br />Try doing what she has done here. If you can do it, you have amazing talent. This particular painting happened very rapidly and yet it seems to tell a story a thousand years old. Theater goers milling about after the performance, waiting for the cast to make an appearance, perhaps.<br />But you can make up your own story. I'm going back tomorrow to buy one of her amazing necklaces for my wife.
Rating: 5 stars