Full Description
Born in Qazvin, Iran, in 1944, Koorosh Shishegaran is considered one of the most expressive and emotive artists of the contemporary Iranian art movement. In a career spanning six decades, he has established himself as an artist of great discipline, social awareness and manual skill, working in a wide array of different media, from graphic design to painting, photography and furniture design. Drawing inspiration from Iranian visual culture, Shishegaran is best known for his scribble line abstract paintings. These dynamic colourful lines, depicting the contemporary human condition, enabled the artist to find a style and language expressive of the modern era. With contributions from leading experts in the field and featuring over 300 colour plates, Koorosh Shishegaran: The Art of Altruism brings together the life and works of the artist for the first time, showcasing his various artistic phases and outlining his progressive approach to art-making and distribution.
Contents
Acknowledgments 3; Introduction 5; 1. The Crowd, the Truth, and the Artist (Hamid Dabashi) 10; 2. Art without Borders: The Apprenticeship of Koorosh Shishegaran (David Galloway) 22; 3. The Trajectory of Koorosh Shishegaran's Artistic Phases: From Utopianism to Aestheticism (Hamid Keshmirshekan) 34; 4. The Infinite Line: A Critical Analysis of Koorosh Shishegaran's Modern and Conceptual Quests (Alireza Sami Azar) 48; 5. From Altruism to Nihilism: The Art of Koorosh Shishegaran (Abbas Daneshvari) 60; Artworks; Chronology 277; List of Illustrations 298; Contributors 302; General bibliography 305; Index 309
