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از ما فرزندان خود ”Forgotten superheroes”, form the "Smile Brother" series Drawing, Pencil on paper-thin, Linocut printmaking, 17x12cm February 2014, Homa art gallery, Tehran Calligraphic text on artwork- Part of very famous the poem of a well-known Iranian teacher, poet and writer: Abbas Yamini Sharif #Contemporary_art #contemporary_drawing #saeedensafi #iranincontemporaryartist #warartist #antiwar #drawing #faces #marker #peace #tomb #art #Conceptual_Art #soldier #floral #love #photo_based #archive #studybase #drawing #paper #framed #سعید_انصافی #جنگ_ایران_عراق #لبخند_بزن_برادر #سعیدانصافی #گالری_هما #۱۳۹۲ #اسفند #هنر_معاصر https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDAUZKN_YM/?utm_medium=tumblr

“Smile Brother” From the series with the same name Shown in artist solo exhibition, February 2014, Homa art gallery Stencil printing of “Smile brother”, A slogan with Persian calligraphy Nastaliq -Typeface( Language writing style and system) who recognized by the general people. The clumsy approach stencil printing in skill and technique, to reconstruct the same feeling (Revolutionary and political propaganda slogans were written on the city walls related to the same Iran, Iraq war period with Nastaliq), On a hardcover book -related to the same period 13x19x2.5 cm Artwork photography by @mahmoudmahroumi The fifth image was photographed by the artist 2010 The last image, one of the most famous photographs of the Iran-Iraq war related to Operation Badr, by the war photographer: Mahmoud Badrfar 1984. One of the artist's references to the concept of the exhibition. ________________________ “Smile Brother” Stand a few moments here under this board to take some rest, Now look into the camera and smile. You're a super hero. Stay here a few seconds, In a few steps away maybe you wouldn't exist. Do not ask me to tell you how to smile in this painful condition, perk and smile. The plastic flowers inside the Aluminum showcase are decorating a portrait among them symmetrically. And a thousands of other objects that varies depending on individual characteristics of the sleeping person inside the tomb. The aluminum showcase with all of its components is covered by a curtain in order to be seen and not to be seen. If you pull the curtains aside, You will face with a conceptual artwork made of strange images and faded objects. Traces of tribute and barricaded love which the old objects and the decayed curtain adds more to its bitterness. Part of artist statement February 2014 #saeedensafi #iranincontemporaryartist #warartist #antiwar #peace #asemblage #سعیدانصافی #هنرمعاصر #sculpture #red #tomb #flower #book #art #Conceptual_Art #soldier #like #matches #هنر #sculpture #fabric #floral #love #id #photos #likeforlikes #photo_based #archive #studybased #project #iran_iraq_war https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3LFmOgOMu/?igshid=1jcd19o88h4tc

"Smile Brother" A piece of smile brother series My last contemporary art solo show in Tehran Winter 2014 Assemblage Mixed media- Stencil print making on book 10x15cm #saeedensafi #contemporary_art #iranian_contemporary_artist #assemblage #smile_brother #war #Iran #iran_iraq_war #super_hero #artists #art #peace #Tehran #installation #Stencil_print_making #Artsy #exhibition #print_making #conceptual_art #instagood #Instagram #IranianContemporaryart #IranianContemporaryartist (at Çengelköy Beylerbeyi) https://www.instagram.com/p/woP8-tAQxN/?igshid=eragzekyjcre

"Smile Brother" Iranian Super Hero's portrait, a piece of smile brother series Solo show in Tehran Feb 2014 Assemblage Mixed media, Ornamented by dentelle (lace) belong to Iran and Iraq war 18x13cm The plastic flowers inside the Aluminum showcase are decorating a portrait among them symmetrically. And a thousands of other objects that varies depending on individual characteristics of the sleeping person inside the tomb. The aluminum showcase with all of its components is covered by a curtain in order to be seen and not to be seen. If you pull the curtains aside, You will face with a conceptual artwork made of strange images and faded objects. Traces of tribute and barricaded love which the old objects and the decayed curtain adds more to its bitterness. *Part of "Smile Brother" projects statement ‪ #saeedensafi‬ ‪#contemporary_art‬ ‪#iranian_contemporary_artist‬ ‪#assemblage‬ ‪#smile_brother‬ ‪#war‬ ‪#Iran‬ ‪#iran_iraq_war‬ ‪#super_hero‬ ‪#artists‬ ‪#art‬ ‪#peace‬ ‪#Tehran‬ ‪#installation‬ ‪#Stencil_print_making‬ ‪#Artsy‬ ‪#exhibition‬ ‪#print_making‬ ‪#conceptual_art‬ ‪#saeed_ensafi‬ ‪#dentelle‬ ‪#Lace‬ ‪#IranianContemporaryArtist‬ https://www.instagram.com/p/weUGjBAQ2W/?igshid=47l6np9rkfyi

"Smile Brother" A piece of smile brother series My last contemporary art solo show in Tehran Winter 2014 Assemblage Mixed media- Stencil print making on Photo, Ornamented by dentelle (lace) belong to Iran and Iraq war 12x17cm The plastic flowers inside the Aluminum showcase are decorating a portrait among them symmetrically. And a thousands of other objects that varies depending on individual characteristics of the sleeping person inside the tomb. The aluminum showcase with all of its components is covered by a curtain in order to be seen and not to be seen. If you pull the curtains aside, You will face with a conceptual artwork made of strange images and faded objects. Traces of tribute and barricaded love which the old objects and the decayed curtain adds more to its bitterness. *Part of "Smile Brother" projects statement ‪#saeedensafi‬ ‪#contemporary_art‬ ‪#iranian_contemporary_artist‬ ‪#assemblage‬ ‪#smile_brother‬ ‪#war‬ ‪#Iran‬ ‪#iran_iraq_war‬ ‪#super_hero‬ ‪#artists‬ ‪#art‬ ‪#peace‬ ‪#Tehran‬ ‪#installation‬ ‪#Stencil_print_making‬ ‪#Artsy‬ ‪#exhibition‬ ‪#print_making‬ ‪#conceptual_art‬ ‪#saeed_ensafi‬ ‪#dentelle‬ ‪#Lace‬ #IranianContemporaryArtist #IranianContemporaryart (at Çengelköy Beylerbeyi) https://www.instagram.com/p/wv6Y1ggQ-K/?igshid=11a0qx2hukek0

A piece from “war, war, until victory” project collection, February 2012 Homa art gallery Tehran Assemblage; Paper Cardboard Matches, Revell’s kits, oil based colors, on the pocket-size book, 16x12x7cm Artwork photography by Homa gallery photographer This piece is part of a Private collection of an art collector in Tehran ___________________________ “War, war, until victory” My childhood and adolescence was coincided with Iran-Iraq war, one of the tragedies of human history in twentieth century, a war that was supposed to break the back of Iran in three days; but taking too long, at least it could steal my childhood from me earlier than I deserved. Successively, awful sound of bombs, to repeat and repeat this slogan… War, war until… victory! war continued and all the time we expected uncertain accidents, with this slogan which we used to repeat it every morning at school, the ruins was ours with endless sequence that we were involved. The victory was ours on Tv, but when we were faced with the exact appearance of this victory, the crowd carrying a coffin, a photo of a martyr on his cemetery and the mourning banners on city walls, we surrendered to another kind of truth, we couldn’t see the victory, because the victory means the end but there was no end. The war was continued, every time that the victory was repeated. The unfilled gap between exaggerating the sweet sense of victory and the bitter reflections of war within the life, made a strange relationship in my mind, which I have established this series of my drawing_installations on this issue, sometimes with direct references to documentary indications and sometimes with expressive stating in a surrealistic structure. Part of my statement, February 2012 #saeedensafi #iranincontemporaryartist #warartist #antiwar #peace #asemblage #سعیدانصافی #هنرمعاصر #sculpture #red #battle_ship #book #art #Conceptual_Art #soldier #like #matches #هنر #اسمبلاژ #sculpture #کبریت_بغلی_تهران #کتاب #تهران #گالری_هما #red #safe_matches https://www.instagram.com/p/CJTJ_g4AsmV/?igshid=aw5nz3xpowjl

A piece from “war, war, until victory” project collection, February 2012 Homa art gallery Tehran Assemblage; Decorative Roses, Revell’s kits, Pocket Paper matches, on pocket size book, 16x12x5cm artwork photography by artist ___________________________ “War, war, until victory” My childhood and adolescence was coincided with Iran-Iraq war, one of the tragedies of human history in twentieth century, a war that was supposed to break the back of Iran in three days; but taking too long, at least it could steal my childhood from me earlier than I deserved. Successively, awful sound of bombs, to repeat and repeat this slogan… War, war until… victory! war continued and all the time we expected uncertain accidents, with this slogan which we used to repeat it every morning at school, the ruins was ours with endless sequence that we were involved. The victory was ours on Tv, but when we were faced with the exact appearance of this victory, the crowd carrying a coffin, a photo of a martyr on his cemetery and the mourning banners on city walls, we surrendered to another kind of truth, we couldn’t see the victory, because the victory means the end but there was no end. The war was continued, every time that the victory was repeated. The unfilled gap between exaggerating the sweet sense of victory and the bitter reflections of war within the life, made a strange relationship in my mind, which I have established this series of my drawing_installations on this issue, sometimes with direct references to documentary indications and sometimes with expressive stating in a surrealistic structure. Part of my statement, February 2012 #saeedensafi #iranincontemporaryartist #warartist #antiwar #peace #asemblage #سعیدانصافی #هنرمعاصر #sculpture #red #battle_ship #book #art #Conceptual_Art #soldier #like #matches #هنر #اسمبلاژ #اینیستالیشن #کبریت_بغلی_تهران #کتاب #تهران https://www.instagram.com/p/CJQP4MjAUU6/?igshid=1uzsuk0hz6kpw

The Ruins “I lost my mother when I was only six years old.”, from the happiness series Assemblage, mixed media, Pocket Paper matches, curd, Linoleum printing, Painted by oil based markers, on the pages a book 16x12x4cm A piece of the collection is shown in the artist's solo exhibition entitled "Happiness". at Siin Gallery, Tehran, winter 2010 Poster design: Savaş Cekic @svs_ckc Art work Photography by: Mahmoud Sadeghlou Graphics design of the catalogue: chahab Tondar _________________________ Saeed is also the son of this land, giving the title "happiness" to his exhibition, is very remarkable. Saeed's drawing book, which is always with him, everywhere he goes,‌‌‌everything that he observes, records as drawings and he shares them with us. his drawing book is his heart. somehow in his drawings, with collages and primitive prints, giving a valuable meaning to each spot, has become as his code. It is simple and free-standing. almost like a poem, naive and primitive. takes the viewer inside, narrates the story. takes us to our childhood, the stories which grandmothers and grandfathers used to tell.  This collection mirrors his whole life. rather than his poverty, indicates his spiritual wealth. and with this exhibition he shows his spiritual richness. Savaş Cekic @svs_ckc Istanbul, February 2010 Part of Savas Cekic note on my happiness collection, winter 2010 #saeedensafi #iraniancontemporaryartist #tehran #life #asemblage #linocut #printmaking #happiness #سعیدانصافی #colorful #هنرمعاصر (at Tehran, Iran) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI75_BsARrK/?igshid=ionekelf6dsl