Farhad Moshiri Flying Carpet

North america canada ontario toronto blogs big cities toronto friday 2017 may 26 flying carpet 1963 by farhad moshiri.

Farhad moshiri flying carpet.

Farhad moshiri self portrait on flying carpet 2009. Born in 1963 in shiraz one of the most populous cities in iran moshiri relocated to los angeles at the age of fifteen to pursue his further education. Contemporary persians the piece features a generic aircraft cut out of 32 persian carpets each nearly 3 metres wide carefully stacked on top of each other. Moshiri s choice of subject medium and method of execution reference several high priests of american pop.

180 x 180 cm 70 3 4 x 70 3 4 inch. Farhad moshiri eshgh love 2007 left self portrait on a flying carpet 2009 right usa and return to tehran. Titled flying carpet this whimsical piece by artist farhad moshiri is one of more than two dozen works in the world premiere exhibition rebel jester mystic poet. Farhad moshiri s attraction to pop art is well documented but in few of his works is the relationship quite as close as in flying carpet.

On monday january 30 the aga khan museum s exhibitions team installed a spectacular new piece in our first floor museum collections gallery. 1963 featuring two fighter jets in mortal combat is one of his seminal.