The Human Condition, by Arash Shoveiri

Opening reception for The Human Condition, oil paintings by Arash Shoveiri. Exhibit runs from July 13–September 5. Artist's Statement This is exhibition is about the challenges and difficulties of being human in the contemporary world. Artist's Bio Personally, I was very interested in the magnificent works of the Renaissance Artists. I also studied Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele paintings during school. While I lived in Iran, I had several exhibitions in the style of nude figures, which due to the conditions there, I had to display them privately. I taught design at Tehran Artists’ House in 2007 to 2008 and participated in the group exhibitions of the Tehran Painters Association in 2008 at Tehran Artists’ House by presenting several works. Then 2008 to 2010, I worked in the studio animation department of Gol Agha Publishing House to create an animation series for children, which was shown on Iranian TV. I migrated to Denmark, where I worked in various related and unrelated jobs. I had also this opportunity to visit some art museums in Europe, and saw paintings by Eugène Delacroix, Jacques Louis David, Da vici, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Pieter Bruegel. I created different works in different styles like Impressionism, Realism and Symbolism. After 8 years being in Europe I immigrated to United States and now have the space to create my own style inspired by antiques with mixed techniques of Realism and Symbolism. In November 2020, I w as able to participate in the Urban Art Gallery group exhibition in Salt Lake City.