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OverviewPortrait of Hiva Alizadeh
Hiva Alizadeh is an artist who creates a world of visual and emotional contrasts through unique techniques and profound concepts. Utilizing colored synthetic hair, he constructs paintings and sculptures that convey sensations of suspension, vibration, and weightlessness to the audience. These works are inspired by the rich history of Iran, various religions, and ancient myths, where hair serves as a symbol of identity, time, and human experience. Within these pieces, philosophical questions about truth and falsehood intertwine with the exploration and understanding of human identity.
His exhibitions, including "Between Sleep and Wakefulness" and "Fire in the Garden of Eden," offer viewers an experience that blurs the lines between reality and imagination. The garden, symbolizing the inner garden of humanity and the quest for knowledge, is present in his works. By manipulating and shaping colored hair, Alizadeh creates sculptures that, despite their visual complexities, also harbor deeper layers of meaning. His works delve into philosophical questions concerning truth, falsehood, and the essence of identity, provoking curiosity in the viewer.
Born in 1989 in Kerman, Iran, Alizadeh now lives and works between London and Tehran. His art is deeply rooted in the tradition of ancient Persian carpet weaving, particularly from his hometown of Kerman. He gives these traditions a contemporary twist, employing materials like synthetic hair to create landscapes that reflect his introspective studies and emotional explorations.
The combination of tradition and contemporary aesthetics in Alizadeh’s works has gradually attracted the attention of collectors worldwide. His pieces are housed in reputable public and private collections across Europe, the Middle East, China, and the United States, including the AkzoNobel Art Foundation in Amsterdam, PALAZZO MONTI in Brescia, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in Los Angeles, and the Kerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran.
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Works
Hiva Alizadeh Iranian, b. 1989
Untitled (The Portal), 2024Synthetic hair on fabric and wood300 x 300 x 240 cm
118 1/8 x 118 1/8 x 94 1/2 inCopyright The ArtistIn the Portal, Hiva Alizadeh unravels the architecture of space, time and identity through a hypnotic cascade of synthetic hair and vibrant colour. Suspended mid-air like a mirage or apparition,...In the Portal, Hiva Alizadeh unravels the architecture of space, time and identity through a hypnotic cascade of synthetic hair and vibrant colour. Suspended mid-air like a mirage or apparition, this sculptural installation pulsates with paradoxical energy, simultaneously ephemeral and monumental, delicate and defiant. Alizadeh weaves together threads of displacement, memory and ornamentation, drawing from both Persian aesthetics and contemporary abstraction. The flowing, tangled forms suggest a threshold, a liminal zone where cultural references dissolve into pure visual rhythm. The work's physical structure suggests the outline of a doorway or arch, while the underlayer, collapses symmetry into entropy, inviting the viewer to lose orientation and step into the portal.Provenance
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
- Resonances, curated by Luuk Hoogewerf, Enari Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Art Rotterdam, Enari Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024
- Between Sleep and Between wakefulness , Lajevardi Foundation, Tehran, Iran
- You can sit with us, Haricot Gallery, London, UK
- Untitled Art fair, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Miami, USA
- Art Rotterdam, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Threshold - The New Image Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- Vertigini, Palazzo Monti, Sesto al Reghena, Italy
- Falsi Paradisi / False Paradises, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy
2023
- Fire in the Garden of Eden, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy
- The Singing Birds of Dawn, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- Al Dente: a Feast for the Senses, Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, London, UK
- Art Verona, Booth The Flat Massimo Carasi, Verona, Italy
- Birthing, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran
- THE ART OF INVESTING, Bank - ogSparekasse Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022
- The Garden of Light – Palazzo Monti, Brescia, Italy
- ASIANOW Art Fair, Booth Etemad Gallery, Paris, France
- Art Toronto, Booth Robertson Ares Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- ALT - Robertson Ares Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2021
- Double solo show with Osaretin Ugiagbe, The Flat/Sarahcrown booth,
- @UNTITLED Art, Miami Beach USA
2020
- VOLTA New York, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi New York, USA
2019
- Nomad Chants, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy
- Strangers in Town, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin
- Enter Art fair, Booth Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018
- Width forty Length Fifty five, AKNOON Art Gallery, Esfahan, Iran
- Contemporary artists, ARIANA Art gallery, Tehran, Iran
- SPRING Collection, Contemporary Art museum-KERMAN, Iran
2017
- Scenery, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
- Play, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2016
- Ping-Pong, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
MOVIES
2020
- Balochistan Project – Documentry film, Zahedan, Iran
2013
- Landscape short film – director and writer, Tehran, Iran
2012
- Cobble short film – director and writer, Tehran, Iran
2010
- Sad short film – director and writer, Tehran, Iran
COLLECTIONS
AkzoNobel Art Foundation – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
FREDERICK R. WEISMAN Art Foundation – Los Angeles, USA
Contemporary Art Museum KERMAN, Iran
Claus Busch Risvig Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
PALAZZO MONTI, Brescia, Italy
THE NED DOHA Art Collection
CLARA&NICO Collection, Italy
PRIZE / FESTIVALS / RESIDENCIES
2023
- stARTup Award / ArtVerona, Italy
- MZ Costruzioni, finalist of the award / ArtVerona, Italy
2022
- PALAZZO MONTI, Artist Residency, Brescia , Italy
2021
- CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE / 40 Selected Artists, DUCATO Prize, Italy
2018
- GARDEN SCULPTURE BIENAL – Contemporary art Museum, Kerman, Iran
2017
- Sound Installation - Experimental Music Festival, Kerman, Iran
2016
- Chenaay Festival of Land Art , India
2015
- The Annual Exhibition of Selected Sculptors Under Age of 35, Tehran, Iran
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