Born in Tehran, 1974, Sasan Nasernia began his career primarily as a calligrapher and typography artist . Exploring different avenues in Persian and Arabic classical and modern calligraphy, he has since expanded his practice to include painting, print, digital work and installation. Nasernia, who has a BFA from Azad Art University of Tehran; explores a myriad of themes in his practice. He is broadly interested in playing with the tension between two opposing primordial elements of order and chaos. Sometimes borrowing from traditional Persian paintings and iconography, he immerses these elements in abstraction and ambiguity, infused with his letter forms. Nasernia also employs the icons of our world – past and present - to create a visual lexicon of his own.
Nasernia’s approach to calligraphy has always been a personal journey to find novel ways to create letter forms out of the most contemporary concepts. By deconstructing the rules of Arabic and Persian calligraphy and by borrowing from the earliest types of this form of art, he has developed his signature format of writing which he playfully calls “Crazy Kufic”.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Katja Nordmeyer – Cracks, Beauty, and Soul
Katja Nordmeyer's career initially took her into the fashion world, but her passion for painting never left her, and she always felt that painting was what she was destined to do.
Negar Jahanbakhsh – Human self-reflection
Negar Jahanbakhsh (b. 1986, Isfahan) is an internationally award-winning Iranian artist who exhibited her art in countless solo and group exhibitions around the globe, participated in auctions and was awarded prestigious prizes for her unique art.
An Exclusive Interview With Guillermo Lorca
Guillermo Lorca García Huidobro is a well-renowned painter of classical oil. Early paintings have been successfully exposed and sold through important art exhibitions, including The Asprey Exhibition in London and the exhibition "The eternal life" in the most important museum in Chile.
An Exclusive Interview With Kathryn Jacobi
Sleepwalking Through the Apocalypse.
An exclusive interview with Lucas Lamenha
"The following pieces are part of a new collection developed from universal pop culture references and bring new characters and elements created from memories and inspirations of my daily life and reflections."
NATAŠA GREGORIČ NABHAS
Dialog with Monet
Katja Tomzig
CREATING A NEW WORLD
IVONNE WAISSMANN
capturing beauty
EDSON CAMPOS
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Edson Campos has enjoyed sketching and painting since childhood.
Viktoria Ganhao
BETWEEN SUBTLE FIGURATION AND LYRICAL ABSTRACTION
