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Moshiri was born in Shiraz and later moved to California to study at the Californian Institute of Arts. It was in the States that he started to experiment with installations, sculpture, film and painting. He first became known for his monumental jars and bowls painted on canvas with their richly textured surfaces. These grand vessels represent containers of desire, life and memory. The calligraphic text which appears throughout Moshiri’s work and on his pots can be read as extracts from poems, or vernacular words used in daily life in Tehran. The varying colours used in his pots have their own nostalgic significance as they relate to childhood associations with foods and drinks. The form of the pot reflects for him a fascination with archaeology. The surfaces of his canvases are highly worked to achieve a fragmented, aged look, which resembles the naturally glazed or unglazed stoneware vessels of 13th-century Iranian potters. Moshiri is constantly changing his artistic interpretation and vision and has more recently been pushing the boundaries of his materials, using cake icing dispensers, Swarovski crystals, and knives to make works of art that incorporate increasingly textured and sculptural approaches. Beyond his choice media, it is his mastery of Iranian visual vernacular, as well as his acute awareness of popular culture and art history, which has earned him worldwide attention over the last 8 years.

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Mystery Man * by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork print
Farhad Moshiri Mystery Man *, 2013 Digital print on fine art 100% cotton paper
70 x 50 cm
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Portrait of Thermometer by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork mixed media, textile, textile, textile
Farhad Moshiri Portrait of Thermometer, 2013 Embroidery on canvas
197 x 149 cm
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SNOW FOREST 003A by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork mixed media, textile, textile, textile
Farhad Moshiri SNOW FOREST 003A, 2017 Hand embroided beads on canvas on board
179 x 185 cm
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SNOW FOREST 008B by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork mixed media, textile, textile, textile
Farhad Moshiri SNOW FOREST 008B, 2017 Hand embroided beads on canvas on board
72 x 99 cm
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Colored Knives on Black by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork mixed media
Farhad Moshiri Colored Knives on Black, 2013 Acrylique sur bois, couteaux / Acrylic and knives on canvas on board
165 x 155 x 29 cm
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Curl * by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork print
Farhad Moshiri Curl *, 2013 Digital print on fine art 100% cotton paper
70 x 50 cm
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Indian Boy in the Spot Light * by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork print
Farhad Moshiri Indian Boy in the Spot Light *, 2013 Digital print on fine art 100% cotton paper
70 x 50 cm
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Natural * by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork print
Farhad Moshiri Natural *, 2013 Digital print on fine art 100% cotton paper
70 x 50 cm
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Red Head * by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork print
Farhad Moshiri Red Head *, 2013 Digital print on fine art 100% cotton paper
70 x 50 cm
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Float by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork painting
Farhad Moshiri Float, 2014 Acrylic and beads on canvas on board
162 x 176 x 10 cm
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SNOW FOREST 002A by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork mixed media, textile, textile, textile
Farhad Moshiri SNOW FOREST 002A, 2017 Hand embroided beads on canvas on board
199 x 152 cm
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Woman Staring into Space by Farhad Moshiri contemporary artwork mixed media, textile, textile, textile
Farhad Moshiri Woman Staring into Space, 2017 Hand embroidered beads on canvas
157 x 122 cm
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Using the tools within Ocula you can learn more about the artist who created the work, share the artwork with others, and enquire as to its availability for purchase, and also its price. Defining contemporary art is both complex and controversial, but the decision to place an artwork within the category usually rests on one requirement: namely, that the artwork was created in the current century, regardless of its medium.

Beyond this simplistic definition, however, it can be difficult to pin down any universal principles that bind the pieces produced by 21st-century artists—though perhaps diversity itself might be understood as a general theme. Developing in parallel with the prevalent theory of postmodernism, contemporary art shares a commitment to pluralism and variety (rather than, that is, to stability and straightforward truth).

Some commentators speak of 'modern contemporary art', with this term's conflation of the modern art and the contemporary art models pointing to the murky boundary that separates the early 20th-century modernist movement from the sprawling latter movement that has ruled the art scene in recent decades.

The two are indeed connected—with the contemporary fine arts essentially an outgrowth of the modern movement—but what definitively separates them is the clear set of principles that all modernist artworks share, as opposed to the relatively absent criteria surrounding contemporary artworks.

For all its experimentalism, though, contemporary art is not entirely anti-traditional, as semblances of prior artistic conditions—be that modernism, impressionism, or realism—can be found hidden within many works. Long-established ideas like the anti-establishment role of art and the artist in society continue to prevail in the contemporary art scene, with visionary creatives across the globe often using their talents to make political statements through art.

The diversity of contemporary art is reflected in the many different artworks presented on the pages of Ocula. On these pages you will find artworks ranging from watercolour paintings, acrylic paintings, oil paintings, video artworks, sculptures, conceptual artworks to fine art photography and prints. Many of these artworks are for sale and you can make an enquiry directly to the Ocula member gallery representing the relevant artist.

In Ocula Magazine, an even wider range of artworks are referenced, including performance works. In considering the artworks on Ocula, we encourage you to not view them in isolation, but to consider how the work might fit into the artist's practice by reading the artist's profile, how the work relates to the artist's exhibition history and by exploring the articles written by Ocula Magazine and / or other publications on the artist.

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