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This is Pouyan’s first major exhibition of large works on canvas in the UAE. “Unique to Islamic architecture are the minaret, a tower from which the faithful are called to worship, and the gumbat, turbe or tomb tower. I’ve tried to bring them all out in my work,” Pouyan told Khaleej Times.
His main interest is deceptively simple and straightforward with plain surfaces contrasted by small areas of handcrafted intensely-worked ornamentation. “These towers are all from my imagination, but there is a certain amount of realism as they are all there; there’s nothing different and it looks like you must have seen this architecture somewhere, but it’s emerged from my mind’s eye,” he reveals.
Pouyan has been influenced by the supremacy of architecture that applies to both the pre-Islamic and post-Islamic period. “Iranian arts such as calligraphy, stucco, mirror work, and mosaic work became closely tied together in the new era. Islamic architecture and building decoration are among the most beautiful means of expression. Decoration does not play such an important role in any other type of architecture. That is why you will notice the details on my towers,” he adds.
Murals also interest him, having created one at
Architecture from the Turkish and Mongolian periods as well as during Qajar and Pehlvis, he says, have inspired him too.
Pouyan is typical of the young generation of Iranian artists who want to break taboos and explore new subject matter. “The people of
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