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Farhad Moshiri




1. Armchair and Round Table with Stereos, 2003
2. King Bed with Stereo Pillows, 2003
3. Ashegh Shodam, 2007

http://www.kashyahildebrand.org

—There’s always been an element in my work that’s self-ridiculing. I play with the idea of marketing and commodification, and this feeds my practice. After all, the idea of making work that is about the packaging of art has been there since pop art.
—I find myself focusing more on the art making process rather than whether people understand the work or not. If the response is emotional and immediate, then that’s OK; this can be more powerful.
—My work now is not that obviously critical. I’m using the idea of “happiness” which gives more space for corniness or sarcasm, but sorrow is just sorrow and there’s not a lot you can do with it. —Galerie Perrotin.

Farhad Moshiri was born in Shiraz, Iran, and studied fine arts at CalArts in California. In America he first started experimenting with installations, video art and painting before coming back to Tehran in 1991. He is well known for his ironic interpretations of hybrids between traditional Iranian forms and those of the consumerist and globalized popular culture widespread in his country. Significant works include "General Understanding", "A Dream in Tehran", "Brain", "Silver Portrait on Red" and "Stereo Surround Sofa".—source.

https://www.artsy.net/artist/farhad-moshiri

Yoota Azargeen



From the children's book Long Neck Deer, written by Djamsheed Sepahi and illustrated by Yoota Azargeen. via Ajourneyaroundmyskulll.

Majid Abbasi




http://www.majidabbasi.ir/

Born in 1965 in Tehran, where he still lives today, Abbasi graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran in 1989 in visual communication. In this same year, he set up the studio Did Graphics Inc. with partner Firouz Shafei. A lecturer at the University of Tehran, following Morteza Momayez’ invitation to join the university’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Abbasi has been a member of the board (2003-2006) and treasurer of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS). A more recent venture has seen the launch of the Iranian graphic design magazine Neshan, and The 5th Color, a collective formed by what he describes as “the new generation of Iranian graphic designers”.

Iman Raad





Unique and engaging work of Iranian graphic designer Iman Raad.
http://imanraad.com/
b. 1979 in Mashad, Iran.

"I try to explore the language of myths in modern world. I like my work to have an enigmatic theme. By looking and wondering in ancient sources, such as mythic images, religious music, mysterious talismans and discovering what makes them charming, I learn to create modern myths, produce bold and satiric mythic images to be used simply by present people. I like to make posters as dignified, magnificent, and charming as an inscription."—Interview with IdN Magazine

Found and traced from my book Area 2: 100 graphic designers by Paidos.