Author Archives: Sasan Nasernia

Larnaca Biennale 2021

Psychespermia One of the most fundamental questions regarding cognition and consciousness is whether the brain is the sole generator of thoughts and ideas, or whether, as some mystics and visionaries believe, it acts more as a receiver that tunes into higher spheres of information, enabling us to derive inspiration and meaning. There is plenty of Read More >>

“Crazy Kufic” comes to life!

After years of practicing calligraphy and experimenting with various styles and formats, I have developed a personal language in my writing. My style incorporates various influences from calligraphic traditions of the Islamic Civilization, as well as from calligraphy masters past and present. What excites me and motivates me to explore this realm further is the Read More >>

Primordial Encounter February 2016

Primordial Encounter Painting has always been a serious challenge for me. It is a challenge that arises from my vision of comparing and contrasting the heterogeneous entities of the world. My paintings are a reflection of the personal, analytical contemplations I have about these contradictions. The script is a recurring legacy that I often use Read More >>

Exhibition Photo Gallery October 2014

Talismania   … “Friend or Foe?”.A primordial inquiry of almost any culture. This very query has fueled many a fight both in the course of time and in the breadth of space. With loads of knowledge unbeknownst to them, people have resorted to occult powers to repel the so-called evil eyes and spirits. Abundant amulets Read More >>

Exhibition Photo Gallery February 2014

‘Eclectic: Objects of Conflict’, his first solo show at J+A Gallery, Sasan Nasernia presents paintings, along with mixed media and collage works, inspired by the on-going regional human history of conflict and communication. His works are playing with familiar concepts and aesthetics, with traditional patterns and shapes from the region he is living in. He Read More >>

Exhibition Photo Gallery 2013

          Echoes of Undone, 2013, Pro Art Gallery Artist’s Statement   What is history? What role does it play in our lives? Does it have a living presence or is it just a corpse to be disposed of? As i started asking these questions about the last 200 years of history Read More >>

DKNY Global Art Project

Almost 20 years after DKNY’s iconic Houston and Broadway mural in New York City’s Soho neighborhood, DKNY has asked 6 international Artists to create their own original design inspired by the soul and the energy of NYC to be translated into billboard(s) using 48 sheet poster working within the DKNY letters, the billboard is to Read More >>