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Farrokh Mahdavi

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acrylic on canvasDastan
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The artwork presented is a vibrant, textured painting that captures a visually striking and unconventional subject matter. The composition features a close-up, almost abstract depiction of a face-like form, rendered in a bold, expressionistic style. The predominant colors are shades of pink and white, with the heavily impasto-like application of paint creating a tactile, sculptural quality. The subject appears to be a distorted, almost monstrous visage, with exaggerated features such as bulging eyes and a gaping, toothy mouth. The overall effect is both unsettling and captivating, hinting at the artist's exploration of the human form and the boundary between the familiar and the grotesque. This visually arresting work reflects the artist's unique perspective and technical mastery, inviting the viewer to consider the nature of perception and the boundaries of representation in contemporary art. ...

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Farrokh Mahdavi
Artist
Farrokh Mahdavi
B.1970, Iranian

Farrokh Mahdavi (b. 1970, Tehran, Iran) is a prolific painter. His works can be distinguished through the use of unique pinkish hues. His technique aims to reach "a more material meaning" by "omitting the impurities", defamiliarizing the well-known facial elements, and crossing over "cliché definitions". His works emphasize the fleshy-pink color, a color that covers his figures and allows the rendering of "a more general depiction of human beings devoid of stereotypes of gender and of race". The faces in Mahdavi's work are reduced to such features as the eyes or the lips, and the rest are covered by thick layers of pink paint, hinting at the emotional world of his characters. He tries to specify forms and conditions without directly depicting anything additional to that as he believes it deviates from the main point. ...

Farrokh Mahdavi: Artworks
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
200 x 162cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
200 x 162cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
200 x 162cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
161 x 141cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
161 x 141cm
Untitled
Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
200 x 162cm
Untitled
Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
112 x 185 x 5cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2020
180 x 150cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2019
140 x 90cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2019
185 x 115 x 5cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2019
140 x 90cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2021
41 x 35 x 3cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2024
140 x 120cm
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Farrokh Mahdavi
Untitled, 2023
90 x 110cm
Dastan
Gallery
Dastan
Tehrān, Toronto

Dastan features an extensive and multi-dimensional program focusing on the full spectrum of Iranian contemporary and modern art. Dastan's program includes Dastan's Basement, +2, ParallelCircuit, Zaal Art Gallery, and Dastan:Outside. In addition to hosting exhibitions, Dastan publishes artist books and monographs on Iranian art, features film screenings, performance projects, and other events. Dastan's original space, Dastan’s Basement, was established in 2012 in Tehran, Iran. The Basement is dedicated to exhibiting emerging and cutting-edge Iranian art. +2 is a gallery launched by Dastan in 2015. This space showcases established Iranian artists and masters. Parallel Circuit aims to open the way for artists standing at the interstices of based and experimental art. Zaal Art Gallery is an international gallery in Ontario, Canada. The gallery provides an engaging and immersive space for both enthusiasts and professionals. Since opening its primary space in 2012, Dastan has continuously hosted pop-up curated exhibitions around the city of Tehran under the title Dastan:Outside. ...

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