Farzan Sadjadi
Born in 1977 in Tehran/Iran
Lives and work in Tehran
Artist Statement
"For some painters subject is more or less a pretext to carry on with their work and for others it’s an excuse to put an end to the fear of the never ending process of painting. It’s a double edge sword; it can either provide a placebo effect for the observer and hence a distraction, an evanescent euphoria that when confronted by the ordinariness of the day-to-day life only provokes misery and disappointment. Or through depicting the uncanny, devoid of any heroic gestures make it more bearable. The painter has the privilege of exploiting acts of immorality and scenes of violence while claiming a deceptive objectivity to give its audience a self-deprecating voyeuristic pleasure and hence exposing the symbolic status of our collective moral compass. Creating a two dimensional object capable of depicting complex subject matters through illusive techniques, infused with an almost mystique aura enabling the viewer to take part in others dreams."
Education
B.A of painting from University of arts in Tehran/ 2005
Solo exhibition
2010
"Between a Rock and a Hard Place", Carbon 12, Dubai/UAE
Vienna Fair
Art Dubai
Group exhibitions
2010, "The unbearable lightness on being", Carbon 12, Dubai/UAE
2009, "Seven Positions", Carbon 12, Dubai/UAE
2008, "Sneak Preview", Carbon 12, Dubai/UAE
1999, Mojdeh Galery, Tehran
1998 Elaheh Gallery in Tehran
1997 Elaheh Gallery, Tehran