A G Ehsan

Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

About A G Ehsan

A.G. Ehsan (Born Ehsan Ghanbarzad Khajeh, 1986) Is an Iranian painter based in Ankara - Turkey. He studies doctorate in painting in Hacettepe University. Ehsan is known for his oil painting portraits of women with Halftone look. His portraits of women are pulled from his photos of models and random fashion photos from internet. Ehsan has focused on portraiture of women for the better part of his career, though he also has B.A in architecture engineering and had a notable career as caricaturist in his youth (1996-2006). Work In his late portraits Ehsan is focused on women. This approach came from his fascination to Iranian modern poet Forough Farrokhzad. Using halftone images came from his statements about contemporary image of women and it’s aesthetics in the age of mass-production. Portraits of pretty women, cold and strong gazing directly at the viewers. It seems like that they will never age, they are not mothers and the effect of time seem to be missing in some kind of perfection in they’re appearance. Mathematic order and Deconstruction in his works is influenced from his experiences in architecture design and Derrida’s philosophy. For Ehsan every portraiture translates by the audience and viewers life experience and visual and social culture is affective in this translation. For artist himself painting is a translation of an idea or an experience. Ehsan values this journey of meaning from life to art and from art to an experience. The meaning and appearance of the subject changes in this translation and deconstruction in paintings emphasizes this paradigm.

Education:

2015: Studying Doctorate of Painting in Hacettepe university.
( Ankara - Turkey ).
2014: MFA from Hacettepe university. (Ankara - Turkey).
2009: Bachelor of Architecture from Tabriz Azad university.
(Tabriz - Iran).

Exhibitions:

2016: Solo painting exhibition in Foy art gallery (Ankara- Turkey).
2015: Group painting exhibition in Summart gallery (Istanbul-Turkey).
2014: Group painting exhibition in German embassy (Ankara- Turkey).
2013: Group painting exhibition in Lale gallery (Tehran-Iran).
2013: Group painting exhibition in Sarv gallery (Tabriz-Iran).
2013: Solo painting exhibition Peker Art House gallery (Ankara- Turkey).
2012: Group print-making exhibition Artist gallery (Ankara - Turkey).
2011 & 2012: Group exhibition in Hacettepe university
(Ankara- Turkey).
2012: Group painting exhibition in Sarv gallery (Tabriz-Iran).
2011: One day installation show in Tabriz Art House (Tabriz-Iran).
2011: Solo underground painting exhibition in artist’s studio
(Tabriz-Iran).
2010: Group painting exhibition in Lale gallery (Tehran-Iran).
2005: Participate in National Youth Festival of Visual Arts
and achieved gold medal (Shahre kord-Iran).
2004: Participate in National Youth Festival of Visual Arts
and achieved gold medal. (Mashhad-Iran).
1999 & 2001: Participate in 4th and 5th Tehran cartoon contest
(Iran).
2000: Participate in Umuristica cartoon Biennial (Italy).
1999: Participate in Olance cartoon contest.(Belgium).
1996: Participate in Yumiyuri-Shimbon cartoon Biennial (Japan).

Cooperation with several national and international newspapers and
publications since 2000. More than 30 group caricature exhibitions in
several cities of Iran. Selected and awarded in more than 10 national
cartoon and journalism festival in Iran.

A G Ehsan

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