Adnan Mosallaei: Painting What Survives Time
An editorial essay examining the symbolic realism of Iranian visual artist Adnan Mosallaei through two paintings that explore memory, history, identity, and what endures across time.
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Marjane Satrapi and the Art of Refusing to Disappear
A reflection on Marjane Satrapi's uncompromising visual language, cultural identity, and enduring influence across graphic storytelling and cinema.
Continue ReadingNicky Nodjoumi: Let’s Talk
Born in Kermanshah, Iran, in 1942, Brooklyn-based artist Nicky Nodjoumi has developed a significant career that seamlessly integrates art with themes of global political discourse. His educational odyssey commenced at the Tehran University of Fine Arts and culminated with a Master's in Fine Arts from The City College of New York in 1974. His return to Tehran, joining the faculty of his alma mater, marked a pivotal moment in his artistic journey.
Continue ReadingHana Shahnavaz
Hana Louise Shahnavaz is a British-Iranian painter based in London, UK. Best known for her vibrant large-scale paintings characterized by an abundance of exquisite detail, her work explores the individual's connection to the Whole. Inspired by Persian miniature painting, she intricately painted nature scenes to honor Mother Earth and our unique connection to her.
Continue ReadingShahriar Ahmadi
Born in Kermanshah in 1977, Ahmadi completed a Bachelor of Painting at the College of Fine Arts, the University of Tehran in 1997, and went on to obtain a Masters in Painting at the Tehran University of Art in 2002.
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Interview with Farhad Re
Farhad Re comes into fashion after his studies in architecture at the University of Rome; for this reason, he adores
Interview with Bita Fayyazi
Rather than a sculptor, installation artist, or ceramicist engaged in a somewhat mystic relationship with her materials, Bita Fayyazi (b. 1962, Iran) is an artist who works within a more performative and markedly social practice. Beginning in the mid-1990s, her artistic interventions challenged the official definitions of art that were often circulated in Tehran at that time. Fayyazi struggled to show her work amidst an atmosphere of traditionalism, academics, and the influx of 1990s conceptual art from abroad.
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ZH Magazine is an illustrative review of Persian Arts & Culture in the context of Fashion, Visual Arts, Folk, and Contemporary Literature.
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