iranian artist presents paintings of carefree childhood at gagosian new york

stimulating memories of carefree childhood enjoy
iranian artist, painter, and muralist mehdi ghadyanloo imagines fictional architecture, depicting structures that evoke memories of carefree childhood participate in. now on show at the gagosian gallery in new york, a new surreal painting sequence overflowing with playground products and floating balloons, suggests a vivid environment of shades and styles. as a result of his function, he portrays the paths of his youth, escalating up all through the iran-iraq war and suffering from displacement and distress. his memories of the war, his existence expertise in the islamic republic, and all these sensitivities shaped by wartime anxieties have been crucial inspirations for his do the job.
ghadyanloo’s painting collection subtly depicts these traumatic war ordeals accompanied by daydreaming and utopian ambitions. while the paintings illustrate vivid and playful sculptures, in some cases, they are characterized by incompleteness and inaccessibility: stairs and entrances look to be missing or unusable, even though some slides are not the right way related and fail to arrive at someplace.
mehdi ghadyanloo
the unreachable beauties, 2022
acrylic on canvas
70 7/8 x 98 1/2 in
180 x 250 cm
© mehdi ghadyanloo
courtesy gagosian
a unsuccessful utopia by mehdi ghadyanloo
an exhibition of new artworks is now on check out at gagosian gallery’s 976 madison avenue till 23 april. the surreal collection is dominated by slides, spiral tubes, ladders, a hopper filled with balls, and a tall toy horse, all positioned in shallow spaces, though some light-weight peeks by way of ocular skylights. with a dreamy but uncanny feeling, the paintings seem playful and inviting at initially watch, but simultaneously they harness the unconscious. the advanced geometries draw from iran’s prosperous traditions of portray, architecture, literature, ornamental arts, and the carpets the youthful boy noticed his mother weaving.
his practical experience as a father whose profession demanded comprehensive worldwide vacation with his young children motivated him to include playground products as the important factor of his do the job that surpasses linguistic and cultural dissimilarities.
have a glimpse at some of his most surreal patterns under and find far more on the artist’s instagram account.
mehdi ghadyanloo
the innocentness, 2022
acrylic and oil on canvas
55 1/8 x 55 1/8 in
140 x 140 cm
© mehdi ghadyanloo
courtesy gagosian
mehdi ghadyanloo
the bridge, 2022
acrylic and oil on canvas
92 1/2 x 45 1/4 in
235 x 115 cm
© mehdi ghadyanloo
courtesy gagosian