Amir H. Fallah
Earth
Lot Closed
June 7, 03:19:44 AM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Amir H. Fallah
b. 1979
Earth
Executed in 2024.
Acrylic on canvas
25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Nazarian/Curcio
Amir H. Fallah (b. 1979, Tehran, Iran; lives in Los Angeles, CA creates imaginative paintings, murals, sculptures, and installations that explore systems of representation embedded in the history of art. Fallah’s colorful pictures, although figurative, defy the expectations of portraiture by obscuring the sitter’s face. While the identity of the subject is concealed, Fallah populates his ornate backgrounds with symbols and imagery that construct a wider representation of the subject’s personhood—one that spans time and cultures. Fallah’s paintings question not only the historical role of portraiture but also the cultural systems used to identify one person from another. Selected solo exhibitions include presentations at the Fowler Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ; and San Diego Institute of Contemporary Art.