Away From Home, 2023
Kour Pour (b. 1987, Exeter, England) obtained her BA from Otis College of Art and Design (Los Angeles, CA, 2010). He lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. His work appeared in Dastan Gallery's "Mossavar-Nameh" exhibition (Dastan's Basement and +2 Gallery, Tehran, 2018). Kour Pour has lived in between cultures. Being born to Iranian and British parents, he became a US citizen during the pandemic. His work reflect the diversity of his interests though he expresses himself primarily through painting and printmaking. While living in Los Angeles, he was introduced to hip-hop and became fascinated with the concept of sampling used in music production. He wanted to experiment and see if he could apply sampling techniques to painting. His carpet paintings are a synthesis of his experience working in his father's carpet shop and his love of hip-hop. He also creates woodblock paintings and paper pulp paintings, both of which are based on Japanese Geological Survey maps. Kour Pour's paintings are highly detailed and take months to complete. He uses a variety of techniques to create his unique works, including silk screening, hand painting, and sanding.