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Born | Iran |
Education | Goldsmiths College |
Shahin Afrassiabi (born 1963, in Tehran) is an artist and author who has been based in London, Berlin and Spain. [1] [2]
His early work can be characterised as mixed media installations, using everyday building materials and domestic objects in juxtaposition, including use of shop window displays as a motif. [3] It has been suggested his work is influenced by architectural practice and early 20th century design, including Russian Constructivism. [4] More recent works have included oil paintings and drawings. [1]
Afrassiabi studied for an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, graduating in 1997. [5] He set up The Trade Apartment [6] with architect Raymond Brinkman in 1998, and held his first solo show, 'You're a Heavenly Thing' in 2000. [4]
In 2001 he was one of ten artists selected for the Institute of Contemporary Arts' Beck's Futures Arts award [5] for his mixed media work 'Jalousie Gelocht als Blend Schultz' [7] which is now in the permanent collection of Leeds Art Gallery.
His work has featured in a number of international exhibitions, examples including:
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Shahin Afrassiabi | |
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Born | Iran |
Education | Goldsmiths College |
Shahin Afrassiabi (born 1963, in Tehran) is an artist and author who has been based in London, Berlin and Spain. [1] [2]
His early work can be characterised as mixed media installations, using everyday building materials and domestic objects in juxtaposition, including use of shop window displays as a motif. [3] It has been suggested his work is influenced by architectural practice and early 20th century design, including Russian Constructivism. [4] More recent works have included oil paintings and drawings. [1]
Afrassiabi studied for an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, graduating in 1997. [5] He set up The Trade Apartment [6] with architect Raymond Brinkman in 1998, and held his first solo show, 'You're a Heavenly Thing' in 2000. [4]
In 2001 he was one of ten artists selected for the Institute of Contemporary Arts' Beck's Futures Arts award [5] for his mixed media work 'Jalousie Gelocht als Blend Schultz' [7] which is now in the permanent collection of Leeds Art Gallery.
His work has featured in a number of international exhibitions, examples including:
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: others (
link)