Ahmad Nadalian’s works in the book Art in Nature by Barbara Stieff

Earth, Sea, Sun, And Sky     Art in Nature Barbara Stieff Perstel   Munich  .  London .  New York  2011 www.prestel.com ISBN 978-3-7913-7048-4     Dear Mr. Nadalian, Ahmad, I´m very pleased an honored, that you like my book and will promote it on your website. While researching for the book, I got to know the works […]

Robert C. Morgan’s writings on Ahmad Nadalian Art Works in American Journals

Robert C. Morgan to Nadalian 2006 “I was so impressed with your concept, working at low tide in the early mornings to carve signs that during the day would be concealed.  It calls into question so much about time, history, language, meaning, and sculpture.” “I have great respect for what you are doing and have […]

Works and interviews with Nadalian in the book Dialogues in Diversity by John K.Grande

“Dialogues in Diversity: Art from Marginal to Mainstream” by John K. Grande  2007 Synopsis Grande asks: “What is the relationship of art to the environment?” “How can art make us see and think about the world around us?” “What can art do to preserve the future of our planet and enrich our lives?” What people […]

Publication of Ahmad Nadalian’s work in the book Art of Tomorrow by Edward Lucy Smith

John Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith, known as Edward Lucie-Smith, is writer, poet, art critic, curator and broadcaster. He has been highly prolific in these fields, writing or editing over a hundred books, his subjects gradually shifting around the late 1960s from mostly literature to mostly art. On 14 Nov 2002   Edward Lucie-Smith in a lecture at the […]

Ahmad Nadalian’s works in various museums and centers around the world and in Iran

After Ahmad Nadalian’s participation in the Venice Biennale, curators, art centers, and museums from many countries invited him to exhibit and create new works. During his numerous international travels, he realized River Art, Sand Prints, Body Paintings, Performance Art, and many other projects in different parts of the world. While most of Nadalian’s artworks have […]

Activist & Protest Art by Ahmad Nadalian

Many of Ahmad Nadalian’s works can be categorized in the field of activist or protest art. He expresses his criticism and protest regarding ecological, social and political issues through creative expression; showing environmental destruction, cultural heritage, attention to neglect women’s rights and and their ruthless murder through body and performance art. These works lead to […]

Ahmad Nadalian: Transforming Communities Through Social Sculpture and Community-Based Art

Ahmad Nadalian is internationally known recognized for his work as an environmental artist, has also become a leading figure in social sculpture and community-based art in Iran. His creative journey spans the island of Hormuz, the villages of Qeshm, and the regions inhabited by the nomadic Sangseri people. In each of these settings, he has […]

Revealing Hidden Abilities: Nadalian’s collaborative painting with people on the margins

From the early years of artistic activities on Hormoz Island and later in Qeshm villages, Ahmad Nadalian taught drawing and painting to women and girls who have no income. He also teach men who suffered from addiction. He encouraged talented individuals to engage in drawing. Often this type of work began by providing them with […]

Bringing Abandoned Spaces to Life: Transforming Ruins Through Social Sculpture and Community Art

Introduction Ahmad Nadalian, widely recognized for his work as an environmental artist, has also become a leading figure in social sculpture and community-based art. Since 2009, he has dedicated himself to revitalizing abandoned buildings, transforming neglected spaces into vibrant museums, galleries, cultural centers, ceremonial halls, and tourist accommodations. Through these projects, Nadalian has created opportunities […]

Drawings on the walls of Mohsen’s house on Hormuz Island

For many yeard Ahmad Nadalian helped Mohsen to draw social subject, like outsider artists.  In 2015, after covering the cost of whitewashing the walls of Mohsen’s house, Nadalian helped Mohsen to draw the history, Culture ritual of Hormuz Island on the walls of his house. In adition Nadalian asked Mohsen’ to draw his life story […]