Pouya Afshar
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Pouya Afshar was born in Tehran
, Iran
and is an Iranian American contemporary artist. He is an alumnus from the California Institute of Arts’ Character Animation department and a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles
’ Graduate Department of Film and Television focusing in Animation and Digital Media. He has been exhibiting his art in United states and Iran and has developed a unique style for figurative art
. His art has an element of socio-political context using twisted and tormented forms that are culturally engaged. Afshar currently resides in Los Angeles, California
.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and is an Iranian American contemporary artist. He is an alumnus from the California Institute of Arts’ Character Animation department and a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
’ Graduate Department of Film and Television focusing in Animation and Digital Media. He has been exhibiting his art in United states and Iran and has developed a unique style for figurative art
Figurative art
Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork—particularly paintings and sculptures—which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.-Definition:...
. His art has an element of socio-political context using twisted and tormented forms that are culturally engaged. Afshar currently resides in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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