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Ali Banisadr

Ali Banisadr (Born 1976) is active/lives in California, New York / Iran, Islamic Republic of.  Ali Banisadr is known for Socio-political abstract painting images.

Ali Banisadr was born in Tehran in 1976 and moved to California with his family when he was a child. He lives and works in New York.

Banisadr once remarked that his childhood memories, notably of the Islamic revolution and the brutal Iran-Iraq war, were a mix of images, half abstract and the other half with recognizable forms. Present in all of his works is a sense of sound and movement that is due to the way in which Banisadr condenses his imagery, and chooses a wide range of colours to bring his subject to life.

His figures, inspired by Persian miniature, contrast with the use of large brushstrokes to create an increasingly abstract image. As you draw closer to the painting you see that he is not only capturing the brutality that he has experienced, but also showing human evil in general. Disguised beneath the magnificence of the paintings' overall design - despair, isolation and terror are conveyed.

Ali explains, "I became fascinated with all histories of war,   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8142 characters.]  Artist bio

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