Farhad Moshiri (1963) - photo 1

Farhad Moshiri

Farhad Moshiri is an Iranian artist currently based in Tehran. His art work is rooted in Pop art dialect with a subtle, subversive socio-political commentary. Moshiri studied fine arts at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California, in the 1980s, where he first started experimenting with installations, video art and painting. He subsequently became well known for his ironic interpretations of hybrids between traditional Iranian forms and those of the consumerist and globalized popular culture widespread in his country. In the early 2000s, Moshiri was most readily associated with his paintings of jars, which are decorated with traditional Iranian sayings and poetic verse, written in Persian calligraphy. These monumental containers have been described as receptacles of life, memory and desire, and reflect his fascination with archaeology. His painted jars, which form a trademark of his production, look like three-dimensional objects, bursting with popular foods, drinks and desserts, with popular scripts elegantly written on their body. Moshiri is also interested in the repetition of numbers and letters in scripts for their intrinsic beauty as opposed to any literal meaning or sense they might hold.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1963, Shiraz, Iran
Nationality:Iran
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life
Art style:Pop Art, Contemporary art
Technique:Acrylic, Acrylic on canvas, Oil

Creators Iran

Manoucher Yektai (1921 - 2019)
Manoucher Yektai
1921 - 2019
Abd al-Samad (1500 - 1593)
Abd al-Samad
1500 - 1593
Azra Aghighi Bakhshayeshi (1968)
Azra Aghighi Bakhshayeshi
1968
Karl Momen (1934)
Karl Momen
1934
Akop Mkrtumovich Ovnatanyan (1806 - 1881)
Akop Mkrtumovich Ovnatanyan
1806 - 1881
Shirin Neshat (1957)
Shirin Neshat
1957
Wahed Khakdan (1950)
Wahed Khakdan
1950
Y. Z. Kami (1956)
Y. Z. Kami
1956
Bahman Mohassess (1931 - 2010)
Bahman Mohassess
1931 - 2010
Marcos Grigorian (1925 - 2007)
Marcos Grigorian
1925 - 2007
Avish Khebrehzadeh (1969)
Avish Khebrehzadeh
1969

Creators Contemporary art

Maja von Rotz-Kammer (1924 - 2006)
Maja von Rotz-Kammer
1924 - 2006
Arturo Martini (1889 - 1947)
Arturo Martini
1889 - 1947
Vladimir Vasilevich Moiseenko (1952)
Vladimir Vasilevich Moiseenko
1952
Marina Perez Simão (1981)
Marina Perez Simão
1981
Dimitrije Bašičević (1921 - 1987)
Dimitrije Bašičević
1921 - 1987
Jean Perret (1910 - 2003)
Jean Perret
1910 - 2003
Mario Morel Agostinelli (1915 - 2000)
Mario Morel Agostinelli
1915 - 2000
Wesley Tongson (1957 - 2012)
Wesley Tongson
1957 - 2012
Toyozo Arakawa (1894 - 1985)
Toyozo Arakawa
1894 - 1985
Janice Biala (1903 - 2000)
Janice Biala
1903 - 2000
Jan Kaláb (1978)
Jan Kaláb
1978
Jozsef Egri (1883 - 1951)
Jozsef Egri
1883 - 1951
Mikhail Grigorievich Bogatyryov (1924 - 1999)
Mikhail Grigorievich Bogatyryov
1924 - 1999
Amy Sillman (1955)
Amy Sillman
1955
Heinz Zander (1939 - 2024)
Heinz Zander
1939 - 2024
Thaddeus Holownia (1949)
Thaddeus Holownia
1949
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