Behnam Kamrani (Iran, 1968)Senza Titolo dalla serie ‘Ascension’ Mixed media su carta 89.5 x 70 cm

Behnam Kamrani is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist, designer, curator, art critic and academic.He displayed his work in fourteen solo shows and in more than three hundred group exhibitions in Iran and around the world. He also co-curated the Shanghai Biennial and organised a number of exhibitions on the work of famous modern and contemporary Iranian artists in important galleries in Tehran.‘My visual world is affected by both Eastern and Western visual culture and I have used both wherever necessary. My earliest works were so much inspired by Iranian painting tradition.’ An angel is also the protagonist of this artwork. The celestial creature is portrayed faceless, sitting with crossed legs. Touches of colours emphasize the body. Provenance: the owner had it directly from the artist.