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Akvan
test
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Gorbe
I’ve always been into cartoons & animations since i was a kid . It’s mesmerising to me when i see how characters get created & moved . So i decided to create my own character and give him a life . And also a name, “Gorbe” .
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Xamoosh
Khamoosh was born and living in tehran, and he started his graffiti experimenting in 2007.
During these years he focused on persian letters and farsi styles,and few years ago he made his own style called “knife style”
The famous Khamoosh’s knives are a perfect combination between shapes and letters, the message he aims to share throught the knife style is hidden in their blade, graffiti represent a weapon for the artist.
Khamoosh realizes his works drawing free hand using mostly spray paint and paint brushes.Khamoosh passed his national borders coming in many group shows in america and some European countries.
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Bam bam
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FRZ
FRZ is from the first generation of Street artists working in Tabriz since 2006. His fresh style of works are mostly stencils and paste ups on various city locations and have a mixture style with some social-political irony.
“My subjects are not limited to any particular issues. I make work about things that challenge my thoughts”, he said.
He has started to search and work on Iranian carpets & Islimic art motive’s since 2014 & illustrations that he inspired from this culture. -
Nirone
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Ghaar
Ghaar, Graffiti writer from tehran, started in 2006.
Exit crew
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EXIT crew
The crew begins with 4 rappers.They started as an underground band recording their first debut EP “stairs of rap” in a studio located in the east of tehran .
In 2012 graffiti writers “Nirone”and “Khamoosh” joined the crew. “Nirone” start his career by year 2012 in a graffiti club (Adrenalin) and “Khamoosh” started his career experimenting his paintings on Apadana’s wall by 2009 – Apadana residential society is a well known spot since the emerge of this new media in Iran .in 2016 “Ghaar” joined the crew .he start his career by year 2011.his first moves were near sadr highway and then slowly spreading through the chity. Exit crew start their career in graffiti in Tehran and they are still a Tehran-based crew.
more info: ugratz.com
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Elf crew (Blind) | الف کرو
Established graffiti artist co-pioneering Iranian graffiti scene since 2005 and the co-founder of the Iranian graffiti crew called Elf crew (ELF Crew is one of the first Iranian Crews and one of the first Graffiti crews established in middle east since 2005-2006). He is best known for his experimental works using Arabic/Iranian alphabet with western old school styles though his last works are extremely rooted in “Saqqakhanah” art movement of 60’s.
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Black Hand | بلک هند
Black Hand is known for using stencil art to comment on sexism in Iranian society, on the (legal) trade of human organs and on political events in the Middle East. In an interview with The Guardian Black Hand said, “The public has a right to see the art. I chose street art because I want to guard against the galleries’ monopoly. Our intellectual and artistic society are underestimating and ignoring ordinary people’s power.”
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a1one | تنها
I neither intend to entertain people or advertise my art , nor to feed the Media or needs of the market. Graffiti or UrbanArt to me ,is not a trendy job or an Expensive hobby !
I believe this Streetartertainment is a misunderstanding . Art must be uncontrollable & liberating.
more info: www.a1one.info/
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ill | ایل
street artist from Tabriz- Iran aka ill, born in 1985, started stenciling on the walls of Tabriz and Tehran in 2012. His paintings have been on the walls of Tabriz, Tehran, Karaj and other cities of Iran and they mostly talk about children, censorship, human rights and mind control.
More info: https://www.illstencil.com/
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MAD | مد
MAD (born 1987) is a street artist from Tabriz- Iran since 2008. His major interests include combining critical social and cultural commentary with a dose of humor and metaphor, war, peace, freedom, humanity, etc.
more info: www.madstencils.com
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Nafir | نفیر
Nafir is a self-taught Iranian artist born in Tehran whose works are influenced by traditional Iranian art and culture.
As he call him self vandal street artist his art focus on social problems of Iran and whole world.
Nafir start tagging 2008 in street and by passing time he tries to to spray fast works in crowded walls of Iran to fight with censorship political and social problems.more info: www.nafir.info
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ICYandSOT | ایسی و سُت
ICY (born 1985) and SOT (born 1991) are stencil artists from Tabriz, Iran, currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. Since 2006, the two brothers have contributed to Iranian and international urban art culture through their striking stencil work that depicting human rights, ecological justice, social and political issues. Their work appears on walls and galleries throughout the Iran, USA, Germany, China, Norway, and globally.They transcend their histories of artistic and political censorship by using public art to envision a world freed from borders, war and gun violence.
more info: www.icyandsot.com