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Iman
Safaei
Alley exhibits
his
recent
works
including
various
pieces
of
sculptures,
Flags,
writings,
gravure,
zinc
sheets,
etc.
predominantly
large-scale
and
abstract.
Iranian
artist
Iman Safaei continues
his
ongoing
dialogue
exploring
language
in
the
fields
of
lyrics,
riddles,
idioms,
curses,
tales,
satires,
popular
sayings,
and
proverbs,
using
the
place
where
these
different
planes
meet
to
explore
a
mutual
interest
in
object,
abstraction,
and
culture.
“Language
is
the
society’s
memory,
and
the
image
of
any
community’s
memory
is
reflected
in
its
language,”
believes
Safaei.
Safaei's assemblages
and
sculptures
are
often
composed
of
simple
materials,
fundamentally
from
the
foundation
of
understanding,
yet
evoking
a
range
of
associations.
They
speak
of
tradition
and
the
surroundings
by
combining
the
textures
of
objects
with
the
rawness
of
materials
such
as
Iron
and
Steel
or
common
pieces
found
in
everyday
life.
Minimalism,
conceptualism,
culturalism,
and
a
certain
amount
of
manifestation
of
social
thoughts
are
all
embedded
throughout
Iman Safaei's art.
What
is
intriguing
is
the
use
of
Persian
texts
in
his
recent
art,
which
are
transformed
into
tangled
and
sometimes
distinct
words,
with
geometrical
grids,
which
often
merge
with
writing
and
is
reflecting
the
urban
development,
which
is
in
contradiction
with
our
cultural
heritage.
Iman Safaei,
born
in
Tehran,
Iran,
1982,
currently
lives
and
works
in
Tehran.
His
extensive
oeuvre
of
work
showcases
iconic
visual
language
and
multidimensional
pieces,
through
various
mediums
including
concrete,
metal,
neon,
print,
and
found
objects.
His
works
are
included
in a
number
of
private
collections,
and
one
of
his
iron
sculptures
is
in
the
permanent
collection
of
LACMA
(Los
Angeles
County
Museum
of
Art). |
