Ali Reza Saadatmand

Painter – Calligraphist – Photographer – Ceramist

In pursuit of achieving a new and contemporary expression, he has benefited from old calligraphies and plain symbolic forms. He does not intent to recreate the past. Human in contrast with tradition and modernity is his concern. Sometimes, he leads to abstract ambiences; other times, he reaches symbolic forms. He has never considered handwriting as a decorative element. Every time he works with it, he finds new compositions which are rooted in the 1000 years of his fore-fathers tradition, and at the same time faces the future. In his mind Saadatmand analyzes the appearance of the words and creates an abstract, personal and aesthetic form. Most of the artworks have been extracted from mythical patterns, transformed into abstract while presenting Realism has not been my intention, but a way to express and illustrate my thoughts and ideas through form of coins and mythical patterns Simplicity of forms and using limited tones are factors of my work I believe that the main part of an artwork happens in the viewers' eyes and mind; while in this process, the artist only leaves a trace of reality in the work

Individual Exhibitions:
Sareban Gallery – Tehran October 2011
Sareban Gallery – Tehran February 2011
Art Center (in association with Tehran Art Center) – Paris 2010
Art Center – Tehran 2010
Pasargad Gallery – Tehran 2009
Manchester Islamic Center 2006
Islamic Center of Ahl-e-Sonnat – London 2006
Melal Gallery – Tehran 1999

Group Exhibitions:
Art Dubai – Dubai 2011
Iranian Contemporary Artists – Masqat 2011
Haft Negah" Exposition – Tehran, 2007, 2009, 2010
Calligraphy Exhibition _ Sareban Gallery _ Tehran, 2010
Calligraphy Exhibition _ Malaysia Museum (& Purchase by the Museum ), 2010
Contemporary Artists – Mah-e-Mehr Gallery, Tehran 2010
Three Generations of Iranian Contemporary Painters – Art Center, Tehran 2010
Iranian Contemporary Artists – Iranica Complex, U. S. A, 2010
Calligraphy Exhibition _ Shams Gallery _Tehran, 2009
Iranian Contemporary Painters – Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran 2007
Koran Art Festival" – Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran 2005.