Sadegh Tirafkan


Sadegh Tirafkan (Persian: صادق تیرافکن‎; July 3, 1965 in Karbala, Iraq to Iranian parents – May 9, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)[1] was an Iranian contemporary artist who lived mainly in Tehran, Iran.[2]

Sadegh Tirafkan
Sadegh Tirafkan in 2011.
Born1965
Karbala, Iran
Died2013
NationalityIranian
EducationLlotja School, Barcelona
Known forPhotography, film, video installation, and collage

Career

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

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

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.

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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