Soheila Sokhanvari is my newest artist fever. She conveys a specific type of radical, an altered way of thinking that sets her apart from the rest. I’ve encountered passion, energy, and a rare intellectual approach to her art. In her sphere of esthetic, she interconnects people, time and places. Tehran’s sex slaves of a bygone […]
Maryam Amini a.k.a Mimi always has a commode full of curiosities and an aura to match. An established multi-disciplinary artist, she is perpetually crushing barriers and breaking new grounds. Her work challenges our materialistic whims and celebrates the ethereal effects of time on every little thing. This girl can turn any memory into […]
The whole idea behind graphic novels is to be able to tell a story with illustrations and to find the right balance and dialogue and narration to include so you don’t detract from the flow of the storytelling. Sahar Khorasani’s art does exactly that. Her work evokes my childhood memories of the Shahnameh: The Epic […]
A selection of artists from the treasury of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts. The artists chosen are from the various schools of Abstract Expressionism, Tachisme, Post Painterly Abstract, and Lyrical Abstraction, yet they all share a common thought process based on spontaneity and improvisation.
The world of this Parisienne, this creator of cool and rebel chic, exudes luxe vivid images, little pleasures and memories. The words that parade in mind when I look at her images are: daring, poised, spirit of freedom, strong energy, vibration, youth and rock & roll. The o’dour of her images is none other than […]
Everyday I get to see amazing art and photography. Yet, I always pick the ones I imagine myself in and have a unique story with their creator. Mark and I share the story of an 18K gold Gundam and my love for his art, which ranges from illustration, painting, graffiti, anime to photography. I have […]
Staring at Pato’s images, you can really get lost and go deeper and deeper into his stories. They evoke passion and a cultural richness inherent in his chic personal style. Exploring the charm of his surreal set designs, the various walks of life and self portraits, leaves a sense of overwhelming pull. Every image waiting […]
The dividing line between art photography and fashion photography was long viewed as critical and vital to protect ‘serious’ photography from fear and loathing in fashion. Yet, prematurely, major American photographers such as Clifford Coffin, Edward Steichen, Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, to name a few, spent years in Europe working for international fashion magazines […]
I feel an artist discovers what they have to say by action. It is felt during the working process, being open to peeks and peeps, fearlessly gaining whatever happens no matter what, to reach a personal style. I have observed and pursued Carl’s art. I learn something new about it through his experiments and emotional […]
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA), inaugurated in 1977 and designed by the renowned Iranian modernist architect Kamran Diba, is estimated to hold 3000 of the most valuable collection of Western Modern Art valued at £2.5 billion. The museum’s exterior resembles a brutalism sculpture with elements of Persian architecture such as wind catchers […]