Mohammad Rahimi

Art Brokerage: Mohammad Rahini Iranian Artist: b. 1980. Mohammad Rahimi born in 1980 in Tehran, Iran. Mohammad and his peers of modern artists are thriving in a country that is often considered the U.S.'s most ardent adversary and an oppressive Islamic regime. Despite political repression and a depressed economy, artists are finding creativity and solace in their growing art scene featuring abstraction, portraiture and minimalism. Mohammad was chosen as one of fourteen of Iran's most notable painters in 2007 and traveled to Washington D.C. to display his art in the Meridian Exhibition hosted by then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in an effort to use artistic and cultural exchanges to foster better relations with Iran. Mohammad's achievements and accolades are impressive and include solo exhibitions throughout Iran and the Middle East as well as group exhibitions in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Morocco and South Korea. His work includes various themes such as powerful images about life in Iran pre-revolution and darker paintings depicting Tehran in 2009 as a rebellion was violently crushed by the government. He also expresses his deep love for his country's natural beauty through figurative paintings of animals and landscapes. Indeed, his paintings are full of underlying themes and messages as well as being aesthetically stimulating to the eye. Listings wanted.