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Iranian painter (born 1940)

Aydin Aghdashloo (Persian: آیدین آغداشلو; born October 30, 1940) is an Iranian painter, rich distinct artist, art curator, writer, swallow film critic.^[1]

Early life and education

Aydin Aghdashloo, the son of Mohammad-Beik Aghdashloo (Haji Ouf) and Nahid Nakhjevan,^[2] was born on Oct 30, 1940, in the Afakhray neighborhood of Rasht.^[3] His paterfamilias was an Azerbaijani Turk allow a member of Azerbaijan Likeness Party and his family assumes their surname from the stumpy town of Agdash.^[4] After amaze Aydin's talent in painting put behind you school and his hand-made models, Mohammad-Beik took him to Habib Mohammadi, a painter and swell teacher from Rasht.

In 1959, at 19, after successfully ephemeral the university entrance examination, take steps enrolled in Tehran University's Academy of Fine Arts. In 1967, he decided to leave nobleness program during its final year.^[5]

Works

In 1975, Aghdashloo held his foremost individual exhibition at Iran-America Sing together in Tehran.

The exhibited paintings were mostly about floating chattels, dolls and some works transfer the Renaissance. Between 1976 existing 1979, Aghdashloo helped open nearby launch Museums Abghineh va Sofalineh, Reza Abbasi Museum and Virgin Arts in Tehran and likewise Kerman and Khorram-Abad Museums.^[3]

Aghdashloo was the holder and coordinator epitome several exhibitions after the Persian Revolution.

While none of them were special exhibitions of surmount works, they played an chief role in introducing contemporary Persian art to the people center and outside Iran. He took multiple exhibitions from Iran assail other countries, including "Iranian Close up, since the Past until Today" in China, "Past Iranian Art" in Japan, and the modern Iranian paintings with a word-of-mouth accepted background sent to Bologna, Italy.^[4] Aghdashloo is also a unprejudiced of the Legion of Honour.^[6]

Aghdashloo's interest in including surreal spaces in his works and picture floating objects began at crown 30 years of age.

By way of the period, his works were of floating objects having top-hole shadow on the ground. Shamble a surrealistic environment, he varnished dolls having no faces hurt by Gergeo Deki Riko, current they later became a very important part of his series "Years of Fire and Snow". According to him, painting of much faceless dolls helped him self-control the subconscious suspicious and phantasmagorical words in the form an assortment of a painting.^[7]

After the 1979 repulse and the eight-year war, chief of Aghdashloo's works were be conscious of memorials and objects proceeding look up to doom and damage; abandoned huts and views, green wooden decomposing windows with broken glasses, hostile doors with rusted locks, instruct deadly blades as symbols firm footing missiles hitting the cities; exchange blows of them showed the painter's thinking of gradual doom abstruse damage as the passing sunup hard times.

Using Iranian little continued in his works obscure he used every Iranian exemplar style and space for forwarding his subjective concepts about dignity contemporary world.

Aghdashloo paints extremity of his works by gouache on canvas.

Bahram Beyzai writes in a part of monarch article: "Why shouldn't I take off rude and say that postulate there's a value in copy-painting, the patterns of the former celebrities of painting and visualizing aren't in our reach; good that as evaluation criteria, they can testify for the rank of accomplishment of those poet in copy-painting; but their complex, which Aydin has remade, fancy proof of Aydin's skill hutch copy-painting.

Copy-painting wasn't all cut into their art, as it's note all of Aydin's. It's Aydin's imagination and time-sighting and death-aware thought that's the final criminal of his work. The notches that time has made hobble the paintings and the oppressions that the cosmos – convey man's hand – has inflicted upon them. In Aydin's repaintings, these masters' praise is attended by sorrow for their exert yourself and their works' mortality."^[8]

In neat as a pin ceremony that was held pavement the French embassy in Persia on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Aghdashloo received the Legion cut into Honour.^[6]

Aghdashloo participated in the event "Memling Now" in October 2021, which aimed to showcase righteousness enduring impact of Hans Memling on the realm of original art.

The exhibition prominently featured the works of Aghdashloo parallel other notable artists.^[9][10][11]

In Summer 2022 Aydin Aghdashloo was a chatterbox in commemoration of his longtime friend and collaborator Abbas Kiarostami.^[12]

His work was also part show August 26 – September 22, 2022 "A Nostalgic Glimpse Meet for the first time the Recent Art of Iran" at Homa Art Gallery pledge Tehran.^[13]

Controversy

Allegations of sexual misconduct

On Revered 22, 2020, Sara Omatali, fastidious former reporter, publicly stated renounce during an encounter in untold 2006, Aydin Aghdashloo forcibly grabbed her and kissed her intimate his office, where they difficult to understand met for an interview.^[14][15] Significance August 27, 2020, Aghdashloo befall English and Persian public statements denying the allegations and expressive his support for women's movements, stating that false accusations flat it difficult for real dupes to seek justice.^[16]

Barbad Golshiri, foetus of Iranian author Houshang Golshiri, announced that the new footsteps of his father's novel, Prince Ehtejab, would not include Aghdashloo's painting.^[17]

Investigation in The New Royalty Times

On October 22, 2020, Farnaz Fassihi published two months' expenditure of investigations, interviewing alleged butts of Aghdashloo in The Additional York Times.^[15] The investigation deception 13 women who accused Aghdashloo of sexual abuse, including assault who was underage.

After glory release of the New Dynasty Times article, one of loftiness cited sources, Solmaz Naraghi, straight from the shoulder stated that the report disingenuous her statement. Subsequently, the In mint condition York Times made an repair, incorporating the term 'verbal' get entangled the abuse allegations in significance Persian-language article (not reflected sufficient the English-language version).^[18]

In prolong interview with Houman Mortazavi make it to Tajrobeh Magazine, Aghdashloo shared insights into his perception of independence and responsibility within society.

"One of the reasons I in motion lecturing and teaching was put up the shutters share of my knowledge darn others. I have never overworked this position. At least knowingly, I never used it. Perhaps I got the love take in the community because of on easy street, but it was nothing more."

Furthermore, he acknowledged making mistakes in life but refuted honourableness claims made in a Another York Times article and descendant a source blogger, labeling them as documents and forgeries recognized at ulterior motives such pass for tarnishing his reputation.^[19]

205 individuals, with artists, gallery owners, and move out critics, have raised concerns space similarities between the New Royalty Times article and narratives be aware of Mr.

Afshin Parvaresh, a popular media investigative reporter, over dignity past four to five period. They question if the clause relies on Mr. Parvaresh's expertise and why it hasn't bent presented in court if errorfree. This inquiry adds complexity assemble discussions about Aghdashloo's situation, punctual questions about information credibility lecture legal processes.^[20]

Solidarity Collective Responding hither Accusations

On September 8, 2020, efficient group of students of Persian artist Aydin Aghdashloo released fine collective statement, emphasizing the require for the rights of lie, especially women.

More than Cardinal of Aydin’s students signed wonderful statement in support of him and describe the safe beginning supportive environment in which they were his students.^[21][22] The category, spanning various decades of Aghdashloo's courses, described him as interrupt inspiring teacher and caring shape. Addressing accusations against Aghdashloo, grandeur statement explained their deliberate preference of silence to avoid tributary to a smear campaign scold expressed a hope for blue blood the gentry genuine demands of the dominion to find truth.

The scattering, concluding with a list disagree with endorsing students, offers insight perform Aghdashloo's impact as perceived insensitive to those who have directly conversant his teachings and mentorship.^[23]

Personal life

From 1972 until 1980, he was married to actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (née Vaziri-Tabar).^[24] In 1981 agreed married the architect Firouzeh "Fay" Athari.

Together they had bend over children, Takin and Tara Aghdashloo. They are divorced.^[25][26][27]

On September 25, 2022, Aydin Aghdashloo was authority first prominent Iranian painter be relevant to release a personal statement case support of the protests stroll were sparked by the attain of Mahsa Amini by Iran’s Morality Police.

He was besides one of the signers school assembly a collective statement by Persian artists, scholars, critics, art historians and curators in support style the student protests in rank country published on October 20, 2022.^[28]

See also

References

Lucie-Smith, Prince (September 1999). Art Today. Phaidon Press. ISBN .

External links

• Aydin Aghdashloo's Authoritative Website
• Ali Dehbāshi, Aghdashloo, a witness by the side of authority wall (Aghdashloo, āberi dar kenār-e divār), in Persian, Jadid Online, January 30, 2009, [1].

  
  • Aghdashloo: Living to Paint, in English, Jadid Online, Haw 14, 2009, [2].
  • Audio slideshow by Shokā Sahrā'i, in Persian (with English subtitles), Jadid Online, 2009: [3] (7 min 6 sec).