From Modern Artists to Contemporary Modernists
TEHRAN.(Iranart) –The twelfth Art Far Abu Dhabi course was held virtually from November 20 to December 27.
70 galleries from different countries of the world were present in this event, among which Khak Gallery was the only representative of Iran. This gallery with the works of 6 Iranian artists was present in the modern and contemporary section of Art Far Abu Dhabi and exhibited works by Kourosh Shishegaran, Golnaz Fathi, Amir Massoud Akhavanjam, Mandana Moghadam, Mojtaba Ramzi, and Narges Hashemi.
However, the presence of Iranian artists in this event was not limited to the Khak Gallery, and several foreign galleries also exhibited works by Iranian artists. Leila Heller Gallery, based in New York and Dubai, presented works by Marco Gregorian, Reza Derakhshani, and Aref Montazeri at the art event. Hafez had a gallery from Saudi Arabia with the work of Mohammad Barangi and the gallery of Isabel van den Ayand from the United Arab Emirates showed the works of Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Haleh Rajaeian and Hesam Rahmanian. Al-Morsa Gallery from the United Arab Emirates also presented a work by Nasser Assar to present a total of 15 works by Iranian artists at this international event.
The entrance of the Khak Gallery booth was decorated with a work by koroush shishegaran. This work, called "vase", was created using the same familiar method of glassmakers in using line.
5 works by Golnaz Fathi were displayed in this booth. In her abstract works, the predominance is a black color that is placed on a white background and divides the surface of the canvas into geometric parts.
Amir Massoud Akhavan Jam was present with one of his steel sculptures. This time with a small sculpture created from the twist of curved lines.
Mandana Moghaddam has presented a mirror work in which there is a combination of different geometric forms, and breaking the forms and confusing them has caused us to face a new form while the work is geometric.
Mojtaba Ramzi also exhibited two sculptures from his collection of owls, in one of which we encounter an interesting combination of ram and owl.
A painting by Narges Hashemi was also displayed, which is one of her collections of geometric works with very delicate and regular details.
In Leila Heller Gallery, it is noteworthy that a number of works are also displayed in the 3D and animated video for better representation and better understanding of the audience, including Aref Montazeri's mirror work.
Reza Derakhshani's work entitled "Pink Feast" shows obscure and hidden figures under the colors with ancient Iranian cover and some of them are holding instruments as a sign of celebration
Marco Gregorian One of his thatched works from 1963 was performed with soil material and material composition.
The joint work of Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian entitled "reem park" was displayed in the booth of Isabel van den Ayand Gallery.
Haleh Rajaeian also uses watercolors, charcoal and paper collage to create a repeating pattern of a geometric form
Al-Mursa Gallery also exhibited a work by Nasser Assar, which belongs to 1963.
It is worth mentioning that despite the end of the twelfth Arthur Abu Dhabi course, it is still possible for those interested in the virtual and three-dimensional exhibition to visit it at https://www.abudhabiart.ae/.