Hamid Ghadirian (A Decade with the Painters of the Islamic Revolution 1979-1989 Part, 2)

Born: Tehran, 1960

Education: Graduate of the College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran

Artistic activities: One solo art exhibition, participation in a number of group exhibitions.

 

“In the course of history, there have been numerous definitions for art, proposed by philosophers, art lovers, and sometimes artists, and which may be summarized in the following sentence: ‘Art is the subjective reaction of the artist to the political, social, economic, and philosophical problems and issues.’ Now, this being the case, we can say that if the artist is to be able to have an accurate grasp of these problems and issues and transfer his understanding to those he is addressing, he must at least be honest with himself. He must have reached a state of inner authenticity, which emerges after years of work and experience. There are artists, who, after years of work, reach the conclusion that they do not possess the pure and creative artistic spirit, and that they have been deceiving both themselves and others by pretense and by producing formalistic, inauthentic works.”

 

Kindness (page 72)

Putrefaction (page 73)

Construction (page 75)

Glutton (page 76)

Blessing (page 77)

Mourners (page 78)

Aim from the Spiritual World (page 81)

Dawn (page 82)

Martyr (page 83)

Behesht-e Zahra (page 85)

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