Bahar Movahed Bashiri
Bahar Movahed Bashiri (born April 27, 1979 - Tehran) is the Iranian portrait caricaturist, Persian classical vocalist and dentist.
Musical career
Bahar started her singing career in 1998 and was later trained under supervision of numerous masters: Parisa, Shahram Nazeri, Hamid Reza Nourbakhsh, and finally, Iran's greatest living master of traditional Persian music, Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian. She also got sight-reading lessons from Kamran Omid. Furthermore, she learned the Tar, Setar and Tanbur with Keyvan Saket and Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi, and the late Seyyed Amrollah Shah-Ebrahimi.
Works
2006: Motion picture score: “Bare-foot in Paradise”, Director Bahram Tavakoli, Composer Ali Samadpour.
2007: A piece for Vocal and Symphony Orchestra “Moses and the Shepherd”, Composer Behzad Abdi, with Ukraine National Orchestra, Vladimir Sirenko Conducting.
2007: Motion picture score “Among the Clouds”, Director Rouhollah Hejazi, Composer Ali Samadpour.
2008: Music album “This Corner to That Corner” A Collection of Iranian Songs for Children, Composer Leyla Hakim Elahi, Executive Conductor Payam Jahanmani.
2008: “The Opera of Ashura”, Director Behrouz Gharibpour, Composer Behzad Abdi, Ukraine National Orchestra with Vladimir Sirenko Conducting.
2009: Motion Picture Score “Mando”, Director Ebrahim Saeedi, Composer Ali Samadpour.
2010: Music Album “Sarkhaneh” Composition in the Old Iranian Music Style, composed by: Payam Jahanmani, Ehsan Zabihifar, Said Kordmafi & Said Nayebmohamadi.
Concerts
The “Goriz” Concert (Escape) Modulation in Abu_Ata, has been performed by Hossein Mehrani as his defense of dissertation. Advisor: Maestro Hossein Alizadeh Farhangsaraye honar (Tehran), September, 2007
Caricature
In 1994, she became fascinated by the art of caricature and has been working in that field for over 15 years. In 1997, she started cooperating with different publications such as "Humor and Caricature" magazine, "Gozaresh-e-Film" magazine and "Zan" newspaper.
Method
Her enthusiasm is for the method of pointing with Rapid and Ink where the image is created by careful placement of tiny dots on the paper. Her specialty is in portraits.
Awards
- 22nd Tolentino International Biennial Cartoon Competition, Luigi Mari section, Italy, Honorary diploma and the special medal, 2003 (Woody Allen)
- 1st International IACC Animation, Cartoon and Comic Competition, China, Special prize, 2004 (Pablo Picasso)
- 5th FreeCartoonsWeb(FCW) International Cartoon Festival, China, Gold prize, 2005 (Mr. Bean)
Exhibitions
- 20th Tolentino International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Italy, 1999
- 4th Tehran International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Iran, 1999
- 1st Solo Exhibition of the portrait caricatures, Iran House of Cartoon, 2000
- 21st Tolentino International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Italy, 2001
- 5th Tehran International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Iran, 2001
- 1st West North Annual Cartoon Festival, Ardabil, 2002
- 22nd Tolentino International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Italy, 2003
- 6th Tehran International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Iran, 2003
- Exhibition at Stoa, the Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki, Finland, 2004
- 1st International IACC Animation, Cartoon and Comic Competition, China, 2004
- 7th Tehran International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Iran, 2005
- 5th FreeCartoonsWeb(FCW) International Cartoon Festival, China, 2005
- 5th "Golden Smile" International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Belgrade, 2006
- 8th Tehran International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition, Iran, 2007
- 4th Exhibition of Salon of Humor from Paraguacu Paulista, Brazil, 2008
Publications in Dentistry
Translation of “Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office” - By: Stanley F. Malamed, Shayan Nemoudar Publishing, 2004
Translation of “Handbook of Local Anesthesia” CDR (compact dentistry reference) - By: Stanley F. Malamed, Shayan Nemoudar Publishing, 2006