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245		0	_aFarhad Moshiri: Life is beautiful Volume 1/
260			_bSKIRA Editore; _c2016
300			_a195p; _c30x26cm
520			_aForeword by Negar Azimi Text in English by Dina Nasser-Khadivi, Farhad Moshiri, Dr. Maryam Ekhtiar, Aram Moshayedi Farhad Moshiri’s mixed-media practice spans painting, assemblage, and sculpture. Inspired by pop art and conceptualism, he has developed a profoundly hybrid aesthetics at the crossroads of the Middle East and the West. While he usually draws his motifs from American consumer culture (comics, advertising, pop music), he reinterprets them through equally clichéd traditional Persian craftsmanship. His embrace of delicate ornamental techniques, ranging from hand embroidery to calligraphy, offers an ironic and powerful contrast to his otherwise lowbrow visual references. His signature use of sparkly materials (beads, glitter, diamonds) further creates a palpable tension between the primarily figurative quality of his works and their inclination toward pure embellishment. Beneath its humorous and light appearance, Moshiri’s oeuvre takes on a slightly subversive dimension by touching upon his native country’s current transformation.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aN8350-8356 Art as a profession. Artists
700			_aAzmi, Negar _98615
700			_aEkhtiar, Dr. Maryam _98616
700			_aMoshayedi, Aram _98617
700			_aMoshiri, Farhad _97363
700			_aNasser-Khadivi, Dina _98618
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