Tag: Abstract Art

ART NEWS, ART REVIEW, REVIEWS

Iran Modern Highlights Contemporary Art History in Tehran

Image: Mirror reverse glass painting by Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was created in and featured in the Iran Modern exhibition at Asian Society, New York

Iran Modern highlights contemporary art history in Iran and how the oil boom of the 1970s led to a flourishing art market and new artistic traditions. It is also a reminder that there was a time when Iran had a symbiotic relationship with the West.

ART AUCTION, ART MARKET NEWS

Middle Eastern Artists Set to Shine at Art Auction

Seconds Behtarin Seconds, an acrylic on canvas by Iranian artist Charles Hossein Zenderoudi, one of the Middle Easten Artists whose works appears at the auction.

Artworks by Middle Eastern artists will go on sale at Bonhams in London as part of the auction houses strategy of broadening its share of the market 

ART PROJECTS, PAINTING

Global Warming: Fayez Barakat’s Paintings Stir Emotions

Image: abstract expressionism artwork by Fayez Barakat addresses issues of Global Warming

Fayez Barakat, Global Warming 2055 – F.5070, 2011, 72″ (182.9cm) high x 48″ (121.9cm) wide, Acrylic on Canvas. Image courtesy of the […]