"My artistic inspiration, the very basis of form and color for my work, comes from my childhood memories of Persian rugs designed and weaved by my mother. As I watched her for hours creation gorgeous patterns, hues and textures, her fingers dancing across the loom, the designs and shapes my current work took from. My creations flow from the same source of energy and creativity that inspired my mother." ...Sabzi

Sabzi’s subjects are almost always women; beautiful, graceful, taciturn and lugubrious, they reflect solitude. His women are Madonna’s, modern goddesses and martyred saints whose elongated forms suggest instability and internal conflict. Their anonymous faces transform them into religious icons that transcend and defy the demands of reality. Yet, other paintings reflect warmth, charm, happiness, and his undisputed love and admiration for women.

Sabzi’s paintings resonate both Eastern and Western philosophies. His rich Persian heritage provides him with ancient images, sentimental Persian themes and memories of innocence. The Western source of influence comes from one of the most creative moments of the modernism of Cezanne and Matisse.

Sabzi’s debt to modernism, especially Matisse, is irrefutable. His earthy hues of pale greens, yellows, purples and reds illuminate the settings and inspire the forms with unique inner vibrations. Though schematic, the treatment of the human face as luminous geometric planes nevertheless a profound statement of the artist’s quest for spirituality.

Sabzi goes beyond Matisse and creates spatially revolving worlds that are post-modern. Reflections of images in mirrors, for example, are emotionally breath-taking, assuming a life of their own. The effect is a powerful attempt at a multiplicity of emotional representation. Here the fantastic is treated as ordinary and the rich fabrics of the paintings assume intimate unveilings.

Sabzi acknowledges in his paintings historical, stylistic and cultural influences. The sheer luminosity of spaces contrasting sharply with the somber moods of his figures appears at first to be contrary but soon proves to be valid and potent to the viewer.

Adam & Eve	Composizione Musicale	Dream
Midnight Romance	New Beginning	Passionate Dance
Prelude	Sonata	Tango II