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Artists: Raheleh
Zomorodinia,
The concept of permanence in sculpture is almost a subliminal aspect of Persian culture. It is a culture that virtually defines meaning in art according to how long the work will last. Then again, for artists like Behrooz Daresh and Ahmad Nadalian, the idea of permanence as a criterion in art is clearly beginning to change. They are interested in a more conceptual approach, and, to some extent, a more implicitly political approach. More Sculpture Magazine (Vol. 27, No. 2) March 2008
Environmental Art Festival on the Persian Gulf
Print on Sand in the Coast of Pesian Gulf Works By Ahmad Nadalian
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
New works by Nadalian in “Verdearte” 2006: Italy
Environmental Installations and Performance
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Performance and Environmental Installations
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Environmental Installations and Performance
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Performance and Environmental Installations
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
More: Painting on fabric by colored Earth
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Environmental Installations and Performance
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Performance and Environmental Installations
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival (More Works) (December 2007)
Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival (December 2007)
Second section: Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival
Works in Rock Creek River- Washington DC
Red People - Kansas City Missouri
Carved Stones in Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Reaction to ignoring historic site
Second section: Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival
Report: Kerman Environmental Art Festival
Dream of Peace in Persian Gulf
Utne Magazine May-June 2006 USA
Ahmad Nadalian
Nadalian: River Art An interview by John K. GRANDE Nadalian is an Iranian sculptor whose life's work involves engendering respect for living creatures and the natural environment. To achieve this, besides living with nature himself, he established sculpture grounds in a peaceful environment in natural surroundings. Water is a living element that contributes to his sculptures, and many of the symbols he engraves and sculpts are derived from ancient mythology and the rituals of pre-Islamic civilizations. more
By carving simple fish shapes and other forms onto small stones and river rocks, artist Ahmad Nadalian seeks to repopulate the spirit of neglected streams and rivers in his native Iran and around the world and share these treasures with future generations ... Over the past decade the artist has frequently traveled to cities and remote regions and locations in every continent to work with children and local residents to create countless treasures ... more
About Ahmad Nadalian
"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." More
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Polluted Wellspring : 17th Environmental Art Festival in Iran - Paradise Art Center (June 2008) Photos by Raheleh Zomorodinia, Atefeh Motehayer Arani, Mitra soltani & Ahmad Nadalian Report by Ahmad Nadalian During the first week of summer 2008 we stated our new environmental festival in nature. Young artists from different parts of Iran traveled to Polour to participate and be involved in the environmental art projects . This festival focuses on the water crisis and will continue through the end of summer
Goddess of water She is the source of all waters, upon the earth, fertility, purifying, the seed of all males. I have also depicted water goddesses, which in many cultures are related to fish as both are a symbol of fertility. In many ancient beliefs creation are imagined as a female figure.
The handprint is one of the earliest forms testifying to the presence of humans in prehistoric times and primitive societies. We can use our hands to create beauty in harmony with nature, or to leave the mark of ugliness upon our surroundings. The symbol is displayed where charities are distributed and during religious ceremonies. It may relate to my work in the connection between the ancient holiness of water and the symbolic gesture of offering water to the needy.
My Fish is Thirsty When I was a child the rivers of Polour were full of fish. Through time I found the wellspring was polluted by modern man and his methods, and due to these pollutions the river in turn no longer had any fish. Depicting the fish always suggests the question of why there are no fish. I created hundreds of fish on the stones of the river and dedicated them to the goddesses of fertility. My fish are similar to humans. Fish can not live in a polluted area. If they die, humans will die too!
Lack of ethics and bad
behavior toward the environment, can not only be seen in my village, but
also in the global village. Instead destroying and polluting natural
resources, humans today more than ever need to respect nature. Destroying
nature is destroying human values, because humans are themselves a part of
nature.
ơShe is not pure any more
His fish is …
She wishes to grow
Death overcome
Nature of Polour
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