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Property from the Varzi family collection, Spain
Shishegaran's simple but energetic signature style reflect the artist's mental picture of modern life. The coloured lines that twist and curve rapidly express states of complexity and confusion of the mankind in everyday life. The planned but seemingly subconscious movement of the artist's hand on canvas may also be interpreted as the modern deconstruction of traditional Persian calligraphy.
Koorosh Shishegaran is a truly contemporary artist, who's works are free from the restriction of cultural, religious or political affiliation and his paintings fulfil no obligations towards traditional Iranian imagery.
The intellectual freedom Shishegaran employs in his oeuvre is faithfully reproduced in the freely flowing curvilinear forms he paints. Yet Shishegaran is quick to remind us that whilst his forms may appear arbitrary and random, they are in fact meticulously planned and drawn out at length.
This contrast between apparent freedom of form and the actuality of a planned composition reflect the nature of human action itself, where seemingly arbitrary acts are actually merely predestined, determined elements taking place in a causally regulated universe.