Aydin Aghdashloo
Aydin Aghdashloo, the son of Mohammad-Beik Aghdashloo (Haji Ouf) and Nahid Nakhjevan,[2] was born on October 30, 1940, in the Afakhray neighborhood of Rasht.[3] His father was a Azerbaijani Turk and a member of Azerbaijan Equality Party and his family assumes their surname from the small town of Agdash.[4] After seeing Aydin’s talent in painting at school and his hand-made models, Mohammad-Beik took him to Habib Mohammadi, a painter and a teacher from Rasht…. more
Aydin Aghdashloo is known for Calligraphy (1977), Tilework (1977) and The Blade and the Silk (1987). He was previously married to Shohreh Aghdashloo…. more
Aydin Aghdashloo (Iranian, b. 1940)
Untitled (From the Memories of Destruction series)
signed and dated ‘Aydin 2010’ (lower centre)… more
As a world-renowned painter, critic and theorist, Aydin Aghdashloo has been at the forefront of Iranian Contemporary art for over fifty years. While predominantly self-taught, he considers himself indebted to the traditions of the european renaissance as well as islamic art. Though history has plagued both cultures with religious and imperial conflicts, the desire to understand, critique and highlight the commonalities that they share, lies at the heart of Aghadashloo’s inspiration… more