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

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

Creators Contemporary art

Mochtar Apin (1923 - 1994)
Mochtar Apin
1923 - 1994
Peter Schmersal (1952)
Peter Schmersal
1952
Harm Hermann Hoffmann (1939 - 2014)
Harm Hermann Hoffmann
1939 - 2014
Maurice Wyckaert (1923 - 1996)
Maurice Wyckaert
1923 - 1996
Victor Mikhailovich Malyi (1946)
Victor Mikhailovich Malyi
1946
Charles Ray (1953)
Charles Ray
1953
Denis Peterson (1944)
Denis Peterson
1944
Fabian Knecht (1980)
Fabian Knecht
1980
Erich Hauser (1930 - 2004)
Erich Hauser
1930 - 2004
Nate Lowman (1979)
Nate Lowman
1979
Sedje Hémon (1923 - 2011)
Sedje Hémon
1923 - 2011
Ilja Heinig (1950 - 2022)
Ilja Heinig
1950 - 2022
Larry Poons (1937)
Larry Poons
1937
Konstantin Vladimirovich Filatov (1926 - 2006)
Konstantin Vladimirovich Filatov
1926 - 2006
Ehlfa Valerianovna Garanko (1930 - 2015)
Ehlfa Valerianovna Garanko
1930 - 2015
Hinrich Gauerke (1950)
Hinrich Gauerke
1950
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