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'Echoes' by Nafir. 49cm x 75cm screen print on 300gsm Somerset Satin paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 90 for £195.

Nafir’s “Emptiness of You” x StreetArtNews.

In association with StreetArtNews, “Emptiness Of You” by Iranian artist Nafir will be released on Thursday, October 22nd at 9AM PT and features 5 stencil portraits over traditional Persian carpets originally from Kashan City, Iran where the highest standards and traditional production of carpets feature the finest craftsmanship.

Nafir is a self-taught Iranian artist born in Tehran whose works are influenced by traditional Iranian art and culture. As he call himself vandal street artist his art focus on social problems of Iran and whole world. Nafir start tagging in 2008 on crowded walls of Iran to fight with censorship political and social problems. He found his moniker in an old school book of Molavi (Rumi) poetry, which literally translates as ‘scream’.

His work often references traditional Iranian art such as eslimi and carpet weaving - combining two things that should not be together: one which is accepted and revered; the other forbidden. In Iran, where Street Art is strictly illegal, Nafir is compelled to paint quickly and make strong statements about social and political problems in his country. Preparing and cutting stencils in his studio, he has mastered the skill of putting up his work in a matter of seconds. When painting abroad and with permission however, his artwork tends to be much more personal and expressive.

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Nafir, street art to fight censorship in Iran

December 20, 2017

“TEAR GAS”

by Nafir