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

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

Creators Contemporary art

Sarah Johanna Eick (1974)
Sarah Johanna Eick
1974
Dolf Rieser (1898 - 1983)
Dolf Rieser
1898 - 1983
Konstantin Nikolaevich Istomin (1887 - 1942)
Konstantin Nikolaevich Istomin
1887 - 1942
Maha Malluh (1959)
Maha Malluh
1959
Wilhelm Loth (1920 - 1993)
Wilhelm Loth
1920 - 1993
Juan Carlos Castagnino (1908 - 1972)
Juan Carlos Castagnino
1908 - 1972
Detlev Foth (1959)
Detlev Foth
1959
Gottfried Helnwein (1948)
Gottfried Helnwein
1948
Fred Thomas Saberhagen (1930 - 2007)
Fred Thomas Saberhagen
1930 - 2007
Andrey L'vovich Kostin (1947 - 2000)
Andrey L'vovich Kostin
1947 - 2000
Herman de Vries (1931)
Herman de Vries
1931
Nicholas Byrne (1979)
Nicholas Byrne
1979
Joan Snyder (1940)
Joan Snyder
1940
Valadez José Raúl Anguiano (1915 - 2006)
Valadez José Raúl Anguiano
1915 - 2006
Auguste Trémont (1892 - 1980)
Auguste Trémont
1892 - 1980
Tina Barney (1945)
Tina Barney
1945
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