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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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the process of Nadalian’s artistic creation and Ahmad Nadalian’s life, challenges and threats become opportunities, the result of which is creative artistic creation in the field of social art. Documentation shows that artists throughout history have used the same method. The end result of a work of art cannot be determined in advance. The […]
In 1998 come to back Iran from England. After the invitation of the Iranian Oil Company some management professors from a Canadian university come to Iran and thir intention was to hold a management workshop for the senior managers of the oil company. They asked the organizers of the workshop to provide painting easels, canvases, […]
My long-term experience in Hormuz Island and Qeshm villages shows that teaching and doing artwork can be useful as a method to increase self-confidence. If you travel to Hormuz Island, you will see that women play a prominent role in various jobs. In the first years when tourism was gradually formed, the first job of […]
Many times I presented my art works on the street floor. Most of my work has been a form of protest art. Their subject and content were very diverse. Opposition to war, social issues such as ignoring the rights of women and children, violence and limitation against them. In 2006 I installed many keys that […]
Throughout history, many women cut their hair for various reasons. Many people cut their hair to mourn. Sometimes hair of women had been cute to punish them, so much so that if someone was called “hair cut” it meant that he was a criminal and was punished. Poverty and economic need of women and girls […]