Untitled (D)

Abbas Akhavan

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The artwork features a bold, abstract composition in black and white. The central motif appears to be a stylized leaf or floral form, with sweeping, organic shapes that evoke a sense of movement and energy. The heavy use of contrasting tones creates a striking visual impact, showcasing the artist's skilled use of negative space and dramatic chiaroscuro effects. The overall minimalist style and the lack of representational elements suggest a focus on the formal qualities of the medium, inviting the viewer to appreciate the pure interplay of light and shadow. This abstract work likely reflects the artist's intention to explore the expressive potential of the monochromatic palette and unconventional botanical forms within the contemporary art landscape. ...

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Abbas Akhavan
Artist
Abbas Akhavan
B.1977, Iranian

Abbas Akhavan’s practice involves a receptive contextualisation of the sites and architectures within which his installations are located; the institutions, economies, visitorship or communities surrounding, experiencing, or being experienced by his work. Akhavan is interested in domestic spaces, such as the home, the backyard and the garden, and the fluctuation between two polarities: hospitality and hostility. The artist often considers his work ‘studies’, pointing both to the works ephemerality and their unfinished, unfulfilled nature. His work asks the question, what do we assign as suitable sites for cultural production? In so doing, Akhavan’s installations often have the appearance of theatre or film sets, spaces ready to be activated, perhaps by a performance. In recent years, Akhavan’s research and installations have explored the relationship between two disparate materials of production: chroma key green screen technology and cob, a building material made of water, subsoil and straw that dates back to prehistoric times. In Akhavan’s installations, the chroma key green acts almost as a transtemporal portal, highlighting the cob structures’ appearance as signifiers, anachronistic, evoking another time or place. ...

Abbas Akhavan: Artworks
Untitled (G)
Abbas Akhavan
Untitled (G), 2017
56 x 70cm
Untitled (K)
Abbas Akhavan
Untitled (K), 2017
56 x 70cm
Untitled (F)
Abbas Akhavan
Untitled (F), 2017
56 x 70cm
Untitled (D)
Abbas Akhavan
Untitled (D), 2017
56 x 70cm
The Third Line
Gallery
The Third Line
Dubai

Founded in 2005, The Third Line is a Dubai-based gallery that represents contemporary artists locally, regionally, and internationally. A pioneering platform for established talent and emerging voices from the region and its diaspora, The Third Line has built a dynamic program that explores the diversity of practice in the region. Represented artists include: Abbas Akhavan, Ala Ebtekar, Amir H. Fallah, Farah Al Qasimi, Farhad Moshiri, Fouad Elkoury, Hassan Hajjaj, Hayv Kahraman, Huda Lutfi, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Jordan Nassar, Laleh Khorramian, Lamya Gargash, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Nima Nabavi, Pouran Jinchi, Rana Begum, Sahand Hesamiyan, Sara Naim, Sherin Guirguis, Shirin Aliabadi, Slavs and Tatars, Sophia Al-Maria, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, yasiin bey, Youssef Nabil and Zineb Sedira. ...

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