Daryoush Gharahzad was born in Tehran in 1976. He received formal training in Painting and Drawing. His paintings display such an acute realism that they are often mistaken for photographs. Gharahzad's works concentrate on the social and urban life of modern-day Tehran, particularly on the booming youth culture and the ways in which it quietly contravenes the rules of Islamic society. Color and atmosphere are paramount and women are depicted wearing headscarves and set against colored walls, while graffiti, a new form of expression among the youth of Tehran, is reinvented as something beautiful. Daryoush Gharahzad's works have been exhibited in several shows in Iran, London, and New York and featured in numerous Sotheby's and Christi...