Renard

Renard’s paintings confront the viewer with reflections of the self that are never fully direct. His works evoke the tension between perception and understanding, capturing the fragile space where insight begins to blur. Within his compositions, forms divide, distort, and interweave, creating expressive gestures that fracture and reconnect under the weight of what cannot be spoken. Engaging with these paintings is a contemplative practice: tracing subtle ruptures, navigating shifting identities, and encountering the simulacra of personality embedded in each surface. From this deliberate fragmentation, moments of clarity and self-recognition emerge. Renard’s canvases resonate with the interplay between impulse and structure, between the bodily and the metaphysical. The viewer is invited into a realm where judgments are neither fixed nor predictable, and where the disorder of perception becomes a vehicle for understanding. Like dreams made tangible, his works pulse with vitality, offering both thought and sensation. They do not merely reflect the artist’s inner life; they actively summon the viewer into a dialogue with the body, consciousness, and the unspoken forces that shape human experience. RAMIN HAERIZADEH, ROKNI HAERIZADEH, HESAM RAHMANIAN, AND IMAN RAAD Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, and Hesam Rahmanian are Iranian artists who have been living and working together in Dubai since 2009. Their collaborative practice is characterized by a fusion of various media, including painting, installation, film, and performance. They often engage in spontaneous interactions with friends, other artists, and even non-artists, such as their housekeeper, to create their artworks. This approach blurs the boundaries between the personal and professional, resulting in a dynamic and evolving artistic process. Iman Raad, an Iranian artist, frequently collaborates with the trio, contributing to their shared projects. Their collaborations have been showcased in several exhibitions, such as "I Put It There, You Name It" at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde in 2012 and "The Exquisite Corpse Shall Drink The New Wine" at IVDE in 2014. These exhibitions feature a mix of individual works and collaborative pieces, often incorporating elements from their personal collections and works by other artists, creating a rich tapestry of influences and ideas. Their collaborations incorporate elements from personal collections and works by other artists, creating rich, layered compositions that merge diverse influences. This environment fosters continuous experimentation and blurs the line between life and art. The collective’s work explores themes of identity, memory, and contemporary life, drawing on their Iranian heritage and diaspora experiences, while challenging traditional notions of authorship and producing a distinctive, universally resonant collective voice. ...