Koorosh Shishegaran
Subtitle: The Art of Altruism
Publisher: Saqi Books
Published: Mar 14, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780863561986
Description: Born in Qazvin, Iran, in 1944, Koorosh Shishegaran is considered one of the most expressive and emotive artists of the contemporary Iranian art movement. He has participated widely in solo and group exhibitions in the region and internationally. Best known for his political posters and abstract linear oil paintings, Shishegaran's work testifies to a wide array of experiments on different media and a range of approaches. With essays and contributions from leading experts in the field and featuring over three hundred plates, this collection will bring together the life and work of Shishegaran for the first time, highlighting the artist's progressive approach, which merged Persian traditional and Western modern art.
Notes: Source title: Koorosh Shishegaran: The Art of Altruism