Iranian artist Shabahang Tayyari is currently having his peculiar artworks (16 in total) displayed at The Third Line. His solo exhibition titled “Stop counting the waves following me, you seabirds!” will be open to the public until 21 July 2023.
In the show, visitors can have a look at the artist’s gouache paintings depicting waves, in which he delves into such themes as uniformity, replication, flatness, originality, fiction, and exclusivity. What also helps him explore these themes is the overall arrangement and installation of the works in the galley space. The particular order in which the works are placed (it includes the four triangular corner pieces and the waves’ orientation) guides visitors on a clockwise journey through the show.
The painted waves remind one of the 3D maquettes used by performers to imitate the motion of the ocean, while the waves’ outline drawings are inspired by Persian-Arabic calligraphy. The artworks are connected to one another; each of them continues its own narrative while inspiring others at the same time. The waves in all sixteen paintings have the same graphical shapes. However, variations in height and distance between the black and blue waves give each work a distinct character.
About the artist
Shabahang Tayyari (b.1987, Khalkhal, Iran) is an artist and writer residing in Karaj, Iran. Focusing on painting, Tayyari is interested in its spatial arrangement; in his practice, the artist explores the potential of the surface and how visual data can be presented in various contexts. In 2006, he received his high school Diploma from Farabi Professional Art School, Karaj; in 2012, Tayyari graduated from Soore Art University, Tehran, with a BA in Painting. Since 2016, the artist has been a director of Delgosha Gallery in Tehran.
Tayyari has exhibited his works in many solo and group shows: Bad Teacher at Delgosha Gallery, Tehran (2022); Siyâvash’s Teardrop at Balice Hertling, Paris (2021); Gennariello part 2 at Balice Hertling, Paris (2020); For a Rainy Day at Non Gallery Space, Tehran (2019); The Bright Side of Revenge at Delgosha Gallery, Tehran (2018); 32 Viewpoints at Maryam Fasihi Harandi Gallery, Tehran (2017); PAINTINGWALL (Janus at 8: 16) at Touch Gallery, Cambridge, USA (2014); Raf Projects at Tehran, Iran (2013); 13×18 at Etemad Gallery, Tehran (2011); Re-assemblage at Asaar Art Gallery, Tehran (2009); and others.
To get more information about “Stop counting the waves…”, please visit the exhibition’s official web page.
You might also be interested in attending Chris Wood’s solo exhibition titled Liquid Light.
