There's still a bouquet of cut flowers, flanked by two half-burned candles on the dining room table. They're now faded and wilted and they remind me of the story behind a series of paintings by Fereydoun Ave, titled Lal Dahlias. I can't seem to find the original story which paints the picture of a depressed artist who's mother passes and he fills his apartment with dahlias and suddenly finds inspiration and begins a manic whirlwind of artistic activity focused on the now wilted and dying dahlias.
This image is from a review of that Show, in the DubaiLime. You'll find 6 more images from that Show Here and a picture of the artist with several of the works Here. It takes quite a bit of searching several search engines to come across any more images from that Exhibit, which then gives you a better feel for the variety of styles and materials he used.
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You might also want to check out his Persian Miniatures.
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2 comments:
The Dahlia series is rather gorgeous! Thanks for the links.
You are ringing my chimes with the work of this artist. It's very close to home for me. I have always been attracted to the beauty of flowers well past their prime. As a matter of fact I am working on just such a piece right now. Thanks for presenting this artist's work.
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