Zartosht Rahimi
B. 1989 - Iran
Rahimi's artworks often reflect various aspects of his environmental realities. Central to his artistic concerns are the desire for freedom, the exploration of universal dialogue, and the paradoxical elements of politics, culture, and religion.
In his recent collection, Zartosht Rahimi has endeavored to re-envision and recall historical winged figures in an undefined, vibrant space. He immerses them in a background saturated with expressionism and graffiti-style colors. Rahimi has reconstructed the angels and depicted them in a carnivalesque of multifaceted color palette, which is both humorous and expressively unsettling. Through these “Grotesque” visuals, new forms of imagery are introduced, where the shapes and colors of brush strokes portray a transcendent existence for the characters, offering fresh perspectives and understandings for the audience.
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2010 - Group show, "Global Generation", Freiburg, Germany
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2011 - Group show, "Of Bullets and Blossoms", Aaran Art Gallery, Tehran
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2012 - Solo show, "Resurrection of the Dead King", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
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2013 - Solo show, "The Hunter Escapes", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
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2014 - Solo show, "Biblical Narrative", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
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2014 - Group show, "The Medium", Curated by David Eisl, IMONO Gallery, Vienna
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2015 - Solo show, "Biblical Narratives", Azad Gallery, Tehran
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2016 - Curation project, "Mr. President (2)", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
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2016 - Group show, "Mr. President (2)", Azad Art Gallery, Tehran
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2018 - Solo painting show, "In The Absence of Ebrahim", Saless Gallery, Tehran
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2024 - Group show Newport Beach, California