Afshin Pirhashemi Showing His 2005 Works

The Painting exhibition of Afshin Pirhashemi , The Iranian Young Painter who has justly won the second prize for his painting -Women- in China Biennale 2005 is Now open at Seyhoun Art gallery in Tehran. the Exhibition would continue till 11 November 2005 .


Big canvases of Mostly black and white Images made of an Abstract Atmospheres taking Realistic figures and portraits inside. Maybe it’s not false to say that One good aspect of Mr.pirhashemi’s Paintings is the right usage of Abstract Expressionism achievements in making his backgrounds and limiting his works to a condition of semi Drawing/semi Painting. The symbolism of Candles and some gothic themes beside a deep influence of Christianity and- Shocking in this Exhibition- an Islamic Hand symbol is Mostly appearing in Afshin pirhashemi’s Paintings and that’s a point we can’t see it’s reason ,yet.