New piece - Make it Rain

Like any other Iranian, I've always been obsessed by our poetry. It's part of our culture. We grow up knowing our poets and their poems.  One of my all time favorites, Rumi (Molana) has always been an inspiration for me as I'm sure for many others. This painting is another example of how his art inspired me. The words in the painting below are in Farsi ; "Freedom", "Happiness", "Hope", "Belief" and "Forgiveness".  Below painting was inspired by one of my favorite Rumi quotes: “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”

Acrylic on canvas - 36"x48"

Interview with Robin B Gallery - Sarvin Haghighi & Azadeh Hussaini

Chicago based Persian Painters express their love of country through Art  

Make my wall your canvas...

Graffiti Street art has always amazed me, maybe due to the fact that Graffiti artists are also trying to express their feelings - whether it's acceptable to talk about them or not - by displaying them for public. Their canvas is the walls of their cities, sky is their limit.

If you are familiar with Graffiti street art, you must have heard of Banksy. Make sure to watch Banksy's documentary "Exit through the gift shop" if you haven't already.

Of course there are so many amazing artists when it comes to my home country but one of my favourite Iranian Graffiti street artists are Icy & Sot. Two brothers from Tabriz - Iran have been displaying their art which is mostly about war, peace, hope, despair, society issues and human rights. I was amazed when I read an article on Brooklyn street art mentioning despite creating art works on the streets for years and years, neither of the brothers were able to attend their own exhibit in person outside of Iran until last year in New York. I await the day when all this amazing art can be appreciated as much inside Iran as it is outside.