Mohammad Reza Shirvanizadeh (born in 1976 in Aran and Bidgol, Iran); Art Researcher & Painter His father was a map designer of hand-woven carpets, and Shirvani became acquainted with the design of colorful carpets as a child in his father's...
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Mohammad
Reza Shirvanizadeh
(born in 1976 in Aran and Bidgol, Iran); Art Researcher & Painter
His
father was a map designer of hand-woven carpets, and Shirvani became acquainted
with the design of colorful carpets as a child in his father's atelier. As his evasive morale from
school and trainer’s strictness, he was also sensitive to local legends,
especially imaginary creatures, in a way that his nightmares were full
of the mythical presence of unknown creatures. To escape his childhood fears, Shirvani found
imagining and designing in his father's atelier relieving. He believes that these
imaginations are reflected in his works today.
In
the early 1990s, he began to study design and calligraphy by professionals
living in Aran and Bidgol, and over few years, he became acquainted with the
basics of design and calligraphy.
In
1995, at his mother's insistence, he began to study telecommunications
engineering; however, he did not stop art activities. Before entering the
university, he focused on researching Impressionist paintings and personal
experiences in this particular art style followed by holding a solo exhibition
of his Impressionist paintings and experiences in Kashan. Entering the
university, he became acquainted with the professors of the Tehran and Isfahan
Universities of the Arts, leading to an appropriate context for motivating him
to become well acquainted with the artistic styles of Iran and the world,
especially familiarity and interest in the concept of Expressionism. At this stage, Shirvani began
to study the history of painting more seriously, and in 2004, he began writing
about the research on the Iranian and worlds’ best paintings. Over the years, focusing
on the features of the expressionism style in painting, he depicted a series of
his experiences continued by participating in national and international
exhibitions and festivals.
Shirvani
considers his unique life experiences, which are full of bittersweet memories
with his artist father, as well as his studies in painting, to be the main
cause of individual creativity in his works.
