Shahin Afrassiabi

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Shahin Afrassiabi
Born
Iran
EducationGoldsmiths 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]

Education

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]

Career

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.

Exhibitions

His work has featured in a number of international exhibitions, examples including:

Publications

  • 1999 - 'REVIEW: DJ Simpson' in Flash art magazine [11]
  • 2000 - 'John Chilver' in Flash art magazine [12]
  • 2002 - Early One Morning: British Art Now.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Berlin – VernissageTV Art TV". vernissage.tv. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ Afrassiabi, Shahin. "Artist's CV for Soy Capitan exhibition" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Vilma Gold – 2002 Shahin Afrassiabi". vilmagold.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b highlike.org. "SHAHIN AFRASSAIABI". highlike. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "What is Beck's Futures 2? | Special reports | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. ISSN 0962-0672
    . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ Simon Miller; Frances Gertler (23 March 2001). "Shahin Afrassiabi". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  8. ISSN 0962-0672
    . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ^ "EXPO21: Strategies of Display". Warwick Arts Centre. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Shahin Afrassiabi - Bio, Artworks, Exhibitions and more - Artland". www.artland.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. ^ Afrassiabi, Shahin. "REVIEW: DJ Simpson". Flash Art. 206.
  12. ^ Afrassiabi, Shahin. "John Chilver". Flash Art. 213: 116.
  13. OCLC 51069408.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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