The Human Condition, by Arash Shoveiri

Opening reception for The Human Condition, oil paintings by Arash Shoveiri. Exhibit runs from July 13–September 5.

Artist's Statement:
This exhibition is about the challenges and difficulties of being human in the contemporary world.

Artist's Bio:
Personally, I was very interested in the magnificent works of the Renaissance artists. I also studied Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele paintings during school.

While I lived in Iran, I had several exhibitions in the style of nude figures, which, due to the conditions there, I had to display privately.

I taught design at Tehran Artists’ House in 2007 to 2008 and participated in the group exhibitions of the Tehran Painters Association in 2008 at Tehran Artists’ House by presenting several works.

From 2008 to 2010, I worked in the studio animation department of Gol Agha Publishing House to create an animation series for children, which was shown on Iranian TV.

I migrated to Denmark, where I worked in various related and unrelated jobs. I also had the opportunity to visit some art museums in Europe, and saw paintings by Eugène Delacroix, Jacques Louis David, Da Vinci, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, and Pieter Bruegel.

I created different works in different styles like Impressionism, Realism and Symbolism.

After eight years in Europe I immigrated to the United States and now have the space to create my own style inspired by antiques with mixed techniques of Realism and Symbolism.

In November 2020, I was able to participate in the Urban Art Gallery group exhibition in Salt Lake City.

• Age group: All Ages
• Event type: Exhibits; Arts & Creativity