In the Summer 2024 Issue of Canvas magazine (Issue 113), Christian House writes a profile on Reza Aramesh (b. 1970, Iran) in the light of his recent solo exhibition Number 207 that took place in the occasian of the Venice Biennale.
Christian House writes that while Aramesh does not explicitly reflect his nationality or personal experiences in his art, his recurring subject matter includes political conflicts such as war and various forms of discrimination. Although his works do not serve as direct commentaries on current events in the Middle East, they often resonate with contemporary political happenings.
By incorporating mediums such as sculpture, ceramics, textiles, video, performance, and photography, he presents the "disturbing and aestheticizing aspects" of political violence melded with "the formats and customs inherent in Eurocentric art history," as noted by Christian House. Aramesh reinterprets the essence of textiles in his meticulously crafted stone and marble sculptures, showcased in his Venice exhibition, believing that textiles have been a metaphor for virtue and power in European art history.
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