CV/MARC PAKBAZ
b. 1971 Farhad Pakbaz in Tehran, Iran Currently Lives/Works in North Miami Beach, Florida marcpakbaz@gmail.com
EXP/MP June 2014 - Present expmp.com
01 Available for Hire On Per Project Basis as Design Director, Project Manager + Construction Observation
02 Painter with LIVE/WORK Living Room Gallery in North Miami Beach
My paintings are sold direct without a middleman markup from my Living Room Gallery. You need to view abstract paintings in-person to EXP the visceral energy; if it moves you, then you can take it home (fits in most SUV’s with back seat rolled down) or I can arrange delivery or shipping!
Even though I have a modest setup, you still EXP the full affect of the paintings at my place, that’s why I advocate for coming over to see the paintings.
It’s an illusion perpetuated by our hierarchical social conditioning that living with art is for people with wealth and money to burn; but what it’s really about is good taste and you can be living at below the poverty line and have good taste! I’ve set a floor price of $1,500 for my paintings (H 60 in by W 48 in) as a matter of practice but I’m open to a barter exchange as well.
Art Market or Art World is pure market-making. In case you are unfamiliar, this is a routine occurrence: an artist will be discovered by a Dealer, they purchase 10 works at a ridiculously low price and put them in storage; then at auction a few works are purchased at inflated prices and now a piece no one wanted at $2,000 is suddenly appealing with a market price of $25,000; subsequently, PR firms are paid for placement/buzz thereby the artist’s name now begins appearing in prominent industry listicles and amplified (‘hot artist’, ‘sold out/wait list/highly in demand’) extending to secondary and tertiary channels — the game is on — can you find me a celebrity or art advisor who loves the work?
Now the Dealer starts to slowly offload their inventory at the higher price point to the crowd. We’re talking 20X ROI multiple to what they paid less than a few years ago. In case you don’t understand ROI, 20X is the equivalent of turning 10 thousand to 200 thousand; this is why players show up from around the world. As a matter of primal psychology, people want in on what is being talked about favorably in the immediate moment (proven by extensive behavioral purchase-pattern data, literally over hundreds of years), are hopelessly addicted to media hype, the thrill of risk-taking. Who were those buyers at auction? It’s anonymous (not disclosed), so it was someone connected to the Dealer and was a wash trade (you buy and get your money back). I’m relating this behind the curtain insight because it’s about existing as a pure being with intellectual honesty — no games, no bullshit, seeing life as it is!
I offer Happy Hour Viewings with Food & Wine/Beer by Appointment!
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SCOPE OF WORK/HISTORY
— Architecture & Interiors: Design Direction + Project Management — Managing Sub-Contractors — Parcel and Property Scouting, Site Feasibility, Permits, Pre-Design to Contract Documents, Sourcing FFE (Furniture/Fixtures/Equipment), Drawings, 3D Renderings, Local Project Advocacy, Market Positioning and Client Presentations
WORK/SELECT PROJECT LIST
01 | CASA LADERA
Single Family Residential Pacific Palisades, California 2016 EXP/MP Role: Owner | Design Director
02 | R5 LOFTS
Mixed-Use Residential | 5 Live/Work Units Venice, California 2010 FORMDENSITY LLC Role: Owner | Design Director
03 | MARKET CAFE & BAR
Hospitality | 45 Seat Restaurant Venice, California 2009 FORMDENSITY LLC Role: Owner | Design Director
04 | SOUTH HOTEL
Hospitality | 500-Key Hotel Abu Dhabi, UAE 2009 GENSLER Role: Architectural Designer
05 | BANCOMER TOWER COMPETITION
Workplace | Headquarters & Data Center Mexico City, Mexico 2008 GENSLER Role: Architectural Designer
06 | VARIOUS WORKPLACE INTERIORS
Workplace | Tenant Improvement San Diego, California 2008 GENSLER Role: Architectural Designer
07 | PERI_SCOPE GALLERY
Gallery San Diego, California 2007 PERISIC DESIGN Role: Internship
08 | VARIOUS HOTEL & RESTAURANT PROJECTS
Hospitality Worldwide 2007 DODD MITCHELL DESIGN Role: Internship
09 | PUMA at the LA MERCHANDISE MART
Retail Los Angeles, California 2005 ED GABOR STUDIO Role: Internship
10 | NEUTROGENA OFFICES
Workplace | Adaptive Re-Use Los Angeles, California 2005 ED GABOR STUDIO Role: Internship
11 | LACCD CAMPUS 3D DESIGN VISUALIZATION
3D Modeling | Rendering Los Angeles, California 2004 E7 ARCHITECTURE STUDIO Role: Internship
EDUCATION
NewSchool of Architecture & Design in San Diego 2008 | M.Arch Master of Architecture with Honors (Dean’s List)
University of Colorado at Boulder/Denver 1995 | BSc. Bachelor of Science in Finance (Magna cum Laude)
SOFTWARE + HANDCRAFTED MODELS
AUTOCAD; Revit; 3Ds Max with Vray; Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator + Handcrafted to Scale Models (using balsa wood, foam core & acrylic panels)