Sad Easterner
Dastan Gallery (+2)
Armory Show, New York
2022
Delicate birds in Iman Raad work appear next to vases and flowers that hint at his native Iran, though the way they are depicted may belong to a different geography altogether. Frames of Iman Raad are characterized by a "high key pallet" and marked by repetitions that disturb as they appeal to the viewers' aesthetic sense.
Images courtesy Dastan Gallery and Iman Raad
Still Life with Blue Apples, Cuts, a Knife, and Cups, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass, Aluminum foil, and acrylic on wood), 53" x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 (134.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Still Life with Green Apples, Cuts, a Knife, and Cups, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass, Aluminum foil, and acrylic on wood), 53" x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 (134.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Sad Easterner: Pomegranate-headed Sweetbitter, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass, Aluminum foil, and acrylic on wood), 27" 3/4 x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 ( 70.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Sad Easterner: Checkered-winged Thrush, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass, Aluminum foil, and acrylic on wood), 27" 3/4 x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 ( 70.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Sad Easterner: Pink Sighbird, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass, Aluminum foil, and acrylic on wood), 27" 3/4 x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 ( 70.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Sad Easterner: Morning Arch Warbler, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass and acrylic on wood), 27" 3/4 x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 ( 70.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Sad Easterner: Harlequin-winged Occidentalist, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass, Aluminum foil, book folio, and acrylic on wood), 27" 3/4 x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 ( 70.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)
Sad Easterner: Crimson-headed epochpecker, 2022, Reverse glass painting in artist’s painted frame (Acrylic gouache on tempered glass, Aluminum foil, book folio, and acrylic on wood), 27" 3/4 x 21" 3/4 x 1" 1/2 ( 70.5 cm x 55.5 cm x 3.8 cm)