Sadegh Tirafkan

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Sadegh Tirafkan
صادق تیرافکن
Born1965
Karbala, Iran
Died2013
NationalityIranian
EducationLlotja School, Barcelona
Known forPhotography, film, video installation, and collage

Sadegh Tirafkan (

contemporary artist who lived mainly in Tehran, Iran.[2]

Career

Tirafkan employed different media in his work: photography, video installation, and collage.[citation needed] He graduated from Tehran University with a degree in Photography in 1989 and participated in solo and group exhibitions worldwide.[citation needed]

Tirafkan's work included "Manhood", which dealt with the perception of masculinity in Persian culture. Other projects such as "

Ashoura", "Secret of Words", "Iranian Man", "Whispers of the East", "The Loss of Our Identity", "Multitude" and "Devotion" dealt with Iranian history, identity, sociopolitical, religious and gender issues.[citation needed
]

His works are in the collections of several museums including the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, British Museum, Brooklyn Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[citation needed]

Group Exhibition

Personal exhibitions

Works

  • 1997 Persopolis, Video installation
  • 2000 The Children of Dark city, Installation & video, Painting, Sculpture
  • 2000 Iranian Man, Photographic series
  • 2001 Ashura, Installation pictures, video & painting
  • 2002 Secret of Words, Photographic series
  • 2002 Stages, Photo, Video installation
  • 2003 Sacrifice, Photographic series
  • 2005 Lighting The Nation Gate, Photo, Video installation
  • 2006-7 Whispers of the East, Photographic series
  • 2009-2010 Human Tapestry, Photographic series

Public collection

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Seed: In Memoriam: Sadegh Tirafkan (1965-2013)". Huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  2. ^ "John Seed: In Memoriam: Sadegh Tirafkan (1965-2013)". Huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-03.

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