Nationality Iranian | Known for Sculpture | |
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Born 1957 Iran | ||
Sculptures slideshow by mohammad hossein emad
Mohammad Hossein Emad (born 26 August 1957 in Arak, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian sculptor.
Contents
- Sculptures slideshow by mohammad hossein emad
- Aun gallery sculpture exhibition 2010 by mohammad hossein emad
- Background
- Public commissions
- Books
- Awards
- References
Aun gallery sculpture exhibition 2010 by mohammad hossein emad
Background
Emad was born in the Iranian city of Arak and lived there until the age of 33 before moving to the capital Tehran. He began being interested in painting at the age of five when he started copying images found in the magazines.
He began his artistic activities with experimental painting. He later began experimenting with sculpture and held his first exhibition at Tehran's Afrand Gallery in 1993.
Public commissions
Emad has been commissioned for a series of urban projects. Among his urban sculptures are 'Vazir', situated in Tehran's Gofteman Park, and the Beheshti Monument situated in Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, both commissioned in 2004. He has also made three sculptures for the Dr. Hesabi Centre in the cities of Tehran, Bushehr and Arak.
Books
In 2009, Assar Art Gallery published a book entitled Mohammad Hossein Emad's sculptures on the works of the artist.