According to an interview with The Met, New York Banisadr states he is influenced by his childhood memories of growing up in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war and the Islamic Revolution. He compares his work to Hieronymus Bosch and other figurative artists, whose work revolve around dynamism and conflict. Banisadr states he experiences the neurological condition synesthesia, which greatly affects his paintings, imbuing a sense of sound and vitriol.