TEHRAN – “Persian Whispers,” a group exhibition by three Iranian artists, will be held from November 16th to December 14th at the Aryan Gallery in Pulse Place, Virginia, USA.
Mehr reported that visitors will be able to experience the delicate dialogue between lines, shapes and colors in the works presented by three artists from within Iran: Mehrdad Farah, Hamid Hadinejad and Golnaz Shavarmanesh.
From the intensity of black and white to vibrant calligraphic forms and large-scale figures inspired by miniatures, their work resonates with the modern Persian imagination. This exhibition is co-curated with Mehdi Rohani.
Regarding the details of the exhibition, Muheldad Farah said, “This exhibition will feature 10 works from the ‘Lions’ and ‘Roosters’ series, as well as calligraphy works from the Quran. This is the second exhibition in the United States, and the previous exhibition was held at the Seihoun Gallery in Washington.”
Mehrdad Farah (50), born in Tehran, is a painter and calligrapher. He received his master’s degree in visual arts in 1996.
He combines tradition and modernity, incorporating new painting techniques and calligraphy into his work. He has presented his work at national and international level.
According to the artist, ‘Persian Whisper’ is for him a soft yet resonant voice, a voice that rises from the heart of line and form, forcing him to build a living bridge between tradition and modernity through the combination of calligraphy, figurative and contemporary color works.
“In this exhibition, alongside Hamid Hadinejad and Golnaz Shavarmanesh, each of us speaks part of the same voice. Hadinejad through energetic rhythms of color and texture, Shovarmanesh through precise reinterpretations of miniature paintings, and me through lines that gradually change form, from lions and chickens to shaped prayers,” he added.
“We have tried to invite the viewer into a silent dialogue, one that does not remain mired in nostalgia or divorced from its roots. We hope that this whisper can be heard in the silence of the gallery and that every viewer can discover the personal story of contemporary Iranian art,” Farah said.
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