Ghasemi Brothers: Zaal Art Gallery, Focus Room 05

29 August - 26 September 2024

Zaal Art Gallery presents the fifth exhibition in its Focus Room series, “Blue Bird,” a solo show by the Ghasemi Brothers, opening on August 29th and continuing through September 19th, 2024.

The exhibition marks their 14th collaboration with Dastan and their sixth solo following “Darbedar-e Hamishegi” at Parallel Circuit, in 2024.
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Ghasemi Brothers

Ghasemi Brothers – Morteza, Sina, and Mojtaba Ghasemi Sheelsar – have worked together since 2015. They pursue their painting individually but work together on a single piece when part of the collective. The trio works freely and without thematic or technique-related limits, giving them room to express themselves freely. Their approach has provided them with the ability to continue working together. Initially, they created a single discourse based on their shared themes and interests. Ghasemi Brothers gradually started to paint objects reminiscent of their native city, the coastal area of Bandar Anzali, and its ecology – the Caspian Sea, rain, and the color blue. Their collaborative work has been featured in “Red Room” (Dastan’s Basement, July 2016), “Red Room 2: Migratory Birds” curated by Roya Khadjavi (Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, April 2017), and “Blue Room” (V-Gallery, a Dastan: Outside Project, 2018).
"Blue Bird" represents a significant evolution in the Ghasemi Brothers' work, reflecting their experimental and open-ended approach to art-making, which has been central to their collaboration since its inception in 2015. Initially characterized by a diversity of subjects and techniques, their work gradually honed in on specific themes, with a decreasing emphasis on literal depictions and a growing focus on the abstract interplay of color and form.
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  Untitled, 2023 Acrylic on canvas 135 x 110 cm 53 x 43 1/2 in (GHBR030510)
  
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  Untitled, 2023 Acrylic on canvas 150 x 120 cm 59 x 47 in (GHBR030511)
  
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  Untitled, 2024 Acrylic on canvas 160 x 130 cm 63 x 51 in (GHBR030507)
  
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The current exhibition continues this trajectory of refinement and abstraction. What began with a broader exploration of themes like migration—illustrated through images of ships and passengers at sea, often accompanied by birds—has now distilled into a more focused examination of the symbolic role of birds within these narratives. In previous collections, birds served as background elements; now, they have taken center stage. "Blue Bird" narrows this focus further, often presenting a single bird or a small group against a backdrop where the boundaries between sky and sea blur, pushing the work towards a deeper level of abstraction.
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Untitled, 2023 Acrylic on canvas 170 x 150 cm 67 x 59 in (GHBR030515)
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  Untitled, 2023 Acrylic on canvas 160 x 150 cm 63 x 59 in (GHBR030508)
  
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  Untitled, 2024 Acrylic on canvas 130 x 150 cm 51 x 59 in (GHBR030505)
  
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Through this process, the Ghasemi Brothers have moved away from overtly representational art towards compositions where form and color dominate, creating works that resonate with both simplicity and depth. This exhibition reflects their continued commitment to exploring the limits of human experience and the potential for transcendence through art.
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  Untitled, 2023 Acrylic on paper 29 x 42 cm 11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in (GHBR030512)
Installation Views of the Ghasemi Brothers' Previous Exhibition at Dastan Gallery
Presented here are several installation views from the Ghasemi Brothers' past exhibition at Dastan Gallery. These images capture the unique arrangement and presentation of their works within the gallery space, offering a deeper insight into the artistic vision and curatorial approach behind the show.
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