Mohammad Hossein Emad | |
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 Emad In his solo show at Ariana+ Gallery | |
| Born | 26 August 1957 (age 65) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Mohammad Hossein Emad (born 26 August 1957 in Arak, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian sculptor.
Mohammad Hossein Emad | |
|---|---|
| Emad In his solo show at Ariana+ Gallery | |
| Born | 26 August 1957 (age 65) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Mohammad Hossein Emad (born 26 August 1957 in Arak, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian sculptor.
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. [1]
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.
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. [2]
In 2009, Assar Art Gallery published a book entitled Mohammad Hossein Emad's sculptures on the works of the artist. [2]
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