Esmaël Bahrani is an Iranian artist born in 1978. Since 2015, he has lived and worked in France. After studying at the Tehran University of Art and Architecture, he quickly distanced himself from the dogmatism of the curriculum to forge his own path. In Iran, a segment of the youth, through their lifestyle, dynamism, and artistic creativity, refuses to conform to the highly conservative laws of the Islamic Republic and aspires to reinvent an open and free country. Esmaël quickly became part of this libertarian movement and became an important figure in the underground scene thanks to his nighttime graffiti. Like cries of protest, his powerful works denounce the regime's oppression. Now based in Paris, Esmaël develops his art at the crossroads of the Middle East and the West, where ancient myths meet alternative culture and where outsider art merges with urban art. From his artistic journey in Iran, he retained a taste for adrenaline and a need to act quickly.
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