This document discusses paintings by Iranian artist Gita Meh that explore the relationship between words, images, and faith. Meh's paintings combine calligraphy with representational figures to conflate the verbal and visual. The text analyzes how Meh's work comments on the prohibition against graven images in Islam by treating paintings as if they were words or speech. It describes Meh's style of lush contours inspired by Arabic script and the human form. Overall, the document examines how Meh's paintings blur distinctions between writing and painting to evoke ideas and amplify viewers' understanding of the world.
Siddhartha is the son of a Brahman priest in ancient India. He is intelligent and devoted to spiritual studies but feels dissatisfied and restless. He decides he wants to leave home and join a group of ascetic wanderers called Samanas to continue his spiritual quest and find inner peace. When he tells his father of his plan, his father is angry but Siddhartha stands motionless before him all night to convince him. By morning, his father sees Siddhartha has already left him in spirit and gives his reluctant blessing for Siddhartha to join the Samanas.
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The document is a description of the sculpture "Sweet City" by artist Gita Meh. The sculpture depicts a mosque surrounded by two tall apartment buildings, all made of nabat (Persian spun rock candy). The candy material represents the sweetness of God and faith. The evolving Islamic architecture from traditional to modern is embodied in the sculpture's adaptation of architectural forms like minarets into apartment towers.
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Siddhartha is the son of a Brahman priest in ancient India. He is intelligent and devoted to spiritual studies but feels dissatisfied and restless. He decides he wants to leave home and join a group of ascetic wanderers called Samanas to continue his spiritual quest and find inner peace. When he tells his father of his plan, his father is angry but Siddhartha stands motionless before him all night to convince him. By morning, his father sees Siddhartha has already left him in spirit and gives his reluctant blessing for Siddhartha to join the Samanas.
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can offer improvements to mood, focus, and overall well-being over time.
Bullying has become a serious national problem, affecting about 1 in 3 students. While bullying used to consist of physical acts like hitting or pushing, today's technology allows bullying to also occur online, known as cyberbullying. Heavy exposure to media that glamorizes bullying can negatively impact viewers' perceptions of social reality. Many adults still view bullying as a normal part of childhood, but it has serious consequences for victims, including an increased risk of suicide. Despite growing awareness and efforts to address bullying, the rates of reported bullying have been increasing in some areas. To truly address the problem, society must work to stop tolerating and perpetuating bullying behaviors.
The document is a description of the sculpture "Sweet City" by artist Gita Meh. The sculpture depicts a mosque surrounded by two tall apartment buildings, all made of nabat (Persian spun rock candy). The candy material represents the sweetness of God and faith. The evolving Islamic architecture from traditional to modern is embodied in the sculpture's adaptation of architectural forms like minarets into apartment towers.
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Mohamed Kamal Mohamed Ahmed is seeking employment as a rig mechanic. He has a bachelor's degree in mechatronics engineering from 2012. He has over 5 years of experience working as a mechanic for STAR NILE DRILLING COMPANY, where he maintains and repairs machinery, mechanical equipment, pumps, and transmission systems. He is proficient in troubleshooting top drive systems and uses tools and equipment like cranes, jacks, and welding equipment. He also coordinates with rig crews and monitors spare parts inventory.
Renewable energy comes from natural resources that regenerate over short timescales, like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat. It is important because natural resources are declining with population growth. The document discusses various renewable resources like solar, wind, hydropower, biomass and nuclear power. It provides details on what they are, their advantages and how they are used to generate electricity or power mechanical processes. Renewable resources contributed 19% of global energy consumption and 22% of electricity generation in 2012-2013 according to REN21's report.
The 2015-2016 academic year marked a transition period for the Temple University American Marketing Association (TU-AMA) chapter as it entered its 35th year. Key accomplishments included scaling the chapter's consulting firm Cherry Consulting to involve more members and triple revenue. TU-AMA also hosted its first marketing internship and career reception with 10 employers and 96 student attendees. Throughout the year, TU-AMA focused on professional development for members through weekly speaker sessions, conferences, and joint events with other student groups.
The document provides a summary of Philip Hendry's qualifications and experience. It includes his education background with degrees in finance and accounting. It then outlines his 20 years of professional experience in senior financial roles in industries like oil & gas, engineering, and logistics. It details his responsibilities managing finances, accounting, budgets, and shared services across Asia Pacific locations. Achievements highlighted include improving audit performance, implementing cost savings initiatives, and leading mergers & acquisitions.
The document discusses renewable energy sources. It defines renewable energy as energy from naturally replenished resources, like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat. Examples of renewable energy sources discussed include solar power, wind power, hydropower, nuclear power, biomass, geothermal, and wave/tidal power. The document notes that renewable resources contributed about 19% to global energy consumption and 22% to electricity generation in 2012-2013. It provides a brief overview of each renewable resource mentioned.
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Mohamed Kamal Mohamed Ahmed is seeking employment as a rig mechanic. He has a bachelor's degree in mechatronics engineering from 2012. He has over 5 years of experience working as a mechanic for STAR NILE DRILLING COMPANY, where he maintains and repairs machinery, mechanical equipment, pumps, and transmission systems. He is proficient in troubleshooting top drive systems and uses tools and equipment like cranes, jacks, and welding equipment. He also coordinates with rig crews and monitors spare parts inventory.
Renewable energy comes from natural resources that regenerate over short timescales, like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat. It is important because natural resources are declining with population growth. The document discusses various renewable resources like solar, wind, hydropower, biomass and nuclear power. It provides details on what they are, their advantages and how they are used to generate electricity or power mechanical processes. Renewable resources contributed 19% of global energy consumption and 22% of electricity generation in 2012-2013 according to REN21's report.
The 2015-2016 academic year marked a transition period for the Temple University American Marketing Association (TU-AMA) chapter as it entered its 35th year. Key accomplishments included scaling the chapter's consulting firm Cherry Consulting to involve more members and triple revenue. TU-AMA also hosted its first marketing internship and career reception with 10 employers and 96 student attendees. Throughout the year, TU-AMA focused on professional development for members through weekly speaker sessions, conferences, and joint events with other student groups.
The document provides a summary of Philip Hendry's qualifications and experience. It includes his education background with degrees in finance and accounting. It then outlines his 20 years of professional experience in senior financial roles in industries like oil & gas, engineering, and logistics. It details his responsibilities managing finances, accounting, budgets, and shared services across Asia Pacific locations. Achievements highlighted include improving audit performance, implementing cost savings initiatives, and leading mergers & acquisitions.
The document discusses renewable energy sources. It defines renewable energy as energy from naturally replenished resources, like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat. Examples of renewable energy sources discussed include solar power, wind power, hydropower, nuclear power, biomass, geothermal, and wave/tidal power. The document notes that renewable resources contributed about 19% to global energy consumption and 22% to electricity generation in 2012-2013. It provides a brief overview of each renewable resource mentioned.
This document contains a cover letter and resume for Marilyn K Grage. She has over 13 years of experience in customer service roles, primarily as a cashier. Her objective is to obtain a position that utilizes her customer service skills. She has a history of reliability and productivity in roles at stores, medical facilities, and hotels.
3. Gita Meh
Born 1963, Tehran, Iran
Lives and works in Dubai and Tehran
Educa1on
1997 MFA, California Ins8tute of The Arts, Crea2ve & Cri2cal Wri2ng/Integrated Media
program, Professor Jon Wagner, one year Study, pending, Valencia, CA
1996 BFA, California Ins8tute of The Arts, Visual Arts, Valencia
1992 P’ART, Pain2ng, Professor Bernd Mac, StuCgart, Germany
1989 Freie Kunstschule, Graphic Design, Pain2ng, Zuffenhausen, Germany
1983 Academia Delle Belle Ar8, Three months of drawing, Florence, Italy
1981 New Andish Azadegan, School of Visual Arts, Tehran, Iran
1976 Private Studies, Professor Petgar, Pain2ng, Tehran, Iran
Selected Solo Exhibi1ons
2009 Carbon12, Dubai, UAE | Silent Voices, pain8ngs
2008 Tashkeel Gallery, Dubai, UAE | 27 Years of Migra8on, installa8on, photography
Hoor Gallery, Tehran | Migratory PaIerns, pain8ngs
Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles | Passage, pain8ngs
2006 Athens Art Space, Athens, Greece | Metamorphosis, pain8ngs
2003 Inmo Gallery, Los Angeles | Soffreh, food installa8on
1999 House of Iranian Painters, Tehran | Say Ya Ali Then Exit On Exile, pain8ngs
1991 The Hague Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands | Wounded Wishes & Wind, pain8ngs
1990 Gallery Schilling, StuCgart, Germany | I Formed My Arch, pain8ngs
Selected Group Exhibi1on
2009 Sharjah Biennial 09 | Soffreh, installa8on
2008 New York, N.Y., Ice Box Project Space | Conven2ons and Antudes | No Flag Just Love, photography
Slick Art Fair, Paris, France | Barbies Relocated from Iran, Photography
MOCA Tehran, Eighth Biennale | Women of My Lands, pain8ngs
2007 MOCA, the Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles | Work and Survival, Suzanne Lacy project ,audio installa8on
2002 Japanese American Na2onal Museum, Los Angeles | Chadoor Study, performance
2001 Bergamot Sta2on, Track 16, Santa Monica | Overflowing | Alef Ba Meaning Alphabet, Mul8media
1991 MOCA Tehran, First Biennial | Simourgh, pain8ng
4. Grants & Scholarships
2002‐06 WATT Industries | WATT Family, Los Angeles
1997 Lulu May & Richard Von Hagen
1996 California Ins2tute of the Arts
1995 Na2onal Art Associa2on
Ahmanson Founda2on
California Ins2tute of the Arts
1994 Na2onal Art Associa2on
1993 California Ins2tute of the Arts
1992 Irvine Founda2on
1991 Cultural ACaché of Iran, Cologne, Germany
Private Collec2on
Farjam Founda2on, Dubai, UAE
WaC Industries, Los Angeles, CA
Farhad Bakh2ar, Dubai, UAE
Future Projects
2009 Na2onal Gallery of Prague, Czech Republic, permanent collec2on | Male | From Adam to Atom to Eve, video installa2on | Prague, CR
2010 DIFC | Art Dubai | Collaborator Patrizio Travagli | Sweet City Meets the Speed of Light | Dubai, UAE
2010 Cairo Biennial 2010 | Palace of the Arts/Opera House | Collaborator, Patrizio Travagli | Sweet City Meets the Speed of Light | Cairo, Egypt
2010 Carbon12 | Silenced Faces, installa2on | Dubai, UAE
Publica1ons
2009 Art Oasis, Dubai, UAE |Exhibi2on catalogue | A Green Vision | To Think Locally is to Act Globally
2008 Tashkeel Gallery, Dubai, UAE | Exhibi2on catalogue | 27 Years of Migra8on
Jam Jar Gallery, Exhibi2on Catalogue | Soffreh, Meaning Tablecloth
2007 University of Arkansas Press | Sin, poems of Forugh Farokhzad | Cover art
2007 Hour Gallery, Tehran, Iran | Exhibi2on Catalogue | Migratory PaIerns
2006 Seyhoon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | Exhibi2on catalogue | Passage
2005 Persian Heritage, Passaic, NJ | Vol.10, No. 40 | At Time AIar, At Time at Far, poem
2004 She@ Studio, Los Angeles | Exhibi2on catalogue | How a House Became a Home and Home a Temple
2001 Track 16, Los Angeles | Exhibi2on Catalogue | Norman Klein, Emp2ness Digitalized | AleZa Meaning Alphabet
1982 Arts and Cultural Ministry, Tehran, Iran | Children’s book, Limited Edi2on | AleZa
5. Selected Reviews
2009 Contemporary Prac2ces | Aida Altori | Soffreh, pg. 28‐29
Al Bayan, Dubai | Resha Al Malah | Silent Voices, 26 June, pg 37
Time Out, Dubai | Chris Lord | Silent Voices, pg.5
L’Arte POili2ca Dell’Ospetalita, Italy | Ilari Valnonesi | Tehran, Dubai, Venice, pg.1,2,3
Gulf Today, Sharjah | Mohammed Youssef | Silence of The Lambs, pg.27
Al Bayan | Resha Al Malah | Silent Voices, 20 June, pg.35
Al Khalleej, Sharjah Biennial 09 | Cover page | Soffreh, March 20,
2008 Time Out, Dubai | Chris Lord | 27 Years of Migra8on | December11, pg.81
The Na2onal, Dubai | Sarah Wolff | Movement & Iden8ty, November 12, pg. 3
Al Khaleej, Dubai | November 8, pg. 10
Gulf News, Dubai| Laylla Haroon | Caravan of Peripate8c, October 31, pg. 14
Inside Out, Dubai | Inga Marie‐BarneC | Cultural Nourishment, Sept., no. 56, p.99
Khaleej City Times| Mohamad Kardy | A Table of Treats, Sept. 13, no. 96, pg. 3
The Na8onal, Dubai | Soffreh | Anna Seaman, September 7
Time Out, Dubai | Gita Meh in Dubai | Chris Lord, September 10
Masala Magazine, Dubai | Gita Meh Soffreh | September
Gulf Today, Dubai | Barbies Relocated | Mohammad Yousof, August 14
Time Out Dubai | Barbies Relocated,” Chris Lord, August 14, pg. 58
VOX, Advance Culture with Crea2vity (online) | American | USA
Gulf News | January 9, pp. 16‐17
2007 LA Weekly | Pick of the week | Migra8on Study | Peter Frank, September 6
Downtown News, Los Angeles, CA | Migra2on Study | August
Athens News & other leading art publica2ons, Athens, Greece | April 9‐13
2005 Gallery Guide, Athens, Greece | George Zymarakis | Birth of A Star | November, pp. 9, 34, 35,
Freedom Newspaper, Athens | Gioula Sardeli | Every Window Has A Story | October 13, pp. 2, 10
Current Affairs, Greece | Anna Resbani |Gita Sees the Beauty of The World & Turns that Knowing Into Pain2ngs, October, 13, pg. 2, 10
Current Affairs, Kalamata, Greece | Anna Resbani | When Pain2ngs Travel, October 12, pp. 2, 10
2002 American Theater, Los Angeles | 9/11; Polls Assess the Impact, June, p. 10
2001 Na2onal Woman’s Review, Los Angeles | Chadoor Study, p. 91
Los Angeles Times | Don Shirley | An Evening Of Drama Cloaked In SEP11, December 22, p. F8
1997 Forum of Art And Technology, Los Angeles | Joan Hugo | The Speaking Body And The Disembodied Voice,” p. 8
1994 Amnesty Interna2onal, The Hague, Netherlands | January, p. 12
1992 Menschen Rechten Magazine, The Hague | Back Cover, March
Samarghand; A review of Art and Culture, Tehran | Koshyar Parsi |Poe2c Bullet, February, pp. 244‐246
ABR, The Hague, Netherlands | March 31, p. 10
Schorndorfer Stadtnachrichten, Germany | Andreas Krobberger, Fremdliche BotschaUen | September 15, p. 15
Keyhan‐e Havaye, London, England | Art and Ar2st In Judgment | January 3, p. 21
1991 StuCgarter Zeitung, StuCgart, Germany | Reiner Schauz | Cultures Integrated In Pain2ngs | January 6, p. 5
1991 Keyhan‐e Havaye, London | Movement, Upheaval, Chaos | October 3, p. 21
1990 StuIgart Ci8zen, Germany | Steve Snyder | Beauty Is Truth | November 2, p. 5