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Geometric Pattern study

Geometric Pattern study

Geometric patterns and arabesques are representing that sense of the infinity of higher power. Geometric patterns have used in many Middle eastern arts, like architecture, carpet weaving, ceramics, doors, and book covers for the Quran and Shahnameh. The four basic shapes, or “repeat units,” from which the more intricate patterns created are: circles and interlaced circles; squares or four-sided polygons; the ubiquitous star pattern, eventually derived from squares and triangl

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Patterns Study

Patterns Study

I born and grow up in Iran, and I studied my BA in fine art in Tabriz which is one of the oldest cities in Iran with so many old mosques and buildings. By learning Iranian art history and studying Iranian painting, I became so interested in Mathematics and geometric art. I spend a lot of time going to old buildings and mosques to researching and trying to understanding the patterns, shapes, and colors that they used. Hexagonal Pattern is One of the pattern forms that I like a

Art handler / Art preparator

Art handler / Art preparator

My experience as art handler / Art preparator How I became an art handler and grew and developed my career as Art preparatory: It all started when I was studied my MFA ( master of fine Art) at California College of Art in San Francisco. I was a student, and because of sanction, I didn’t have family financial support. I believe many lives are compacted by this political term such as sanction or Travel ban. I didn’t have any siblings in the USA, so the only option that I had wa

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Bangkit/Arise Keluarga Besar

Bangkit/Arise Keluarga Besar

Bangkit/Arise is the first and only international public arts exchange and residency from the San Francisco Bay Area (possibly the United States) developed to include and support families. While CAMP co-directors Megan Wilson and Christopher Statton didn’t initially conceive of Bangkit/Arise as a residency and exchange inclusive of families, this expanded structure took shape through the initial curation and continued to evolve organically. The selection of the artists from t

Betweenscapes

Betweenscapes

Betweenscapes presents the work of 14 artists that visualizes the in-between as a site of criticality, addressing unresolved histories and posing questions about colonialism, migration, and transnational solidarity. curated by Kathy Zarur and Roula Seikaly Participating Artists Michael Arcega Rea Lynn de Guzman Sarah Farahat Henry Francisco Anahita Hekmat Robin Lasser + Adrienne Pao Means of Exchange Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Bonny Nahmias Eric Nodora Susana

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Creative destruction performance art by Keyvan Shovir

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Keyvan Shovir Mural Work Featured in Sense8 Netflix Series

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