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Shabahang Tayyari: Stop counting the waves following me, you seabirds!

Past exhibition
23 May - 21 July 2023
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Shabahang Tayyari, Wave No.80006582 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023, Gouache on unprimed canvas, 120.00 x 100.00 cm
Shabahang Tayyari, Wave No.80006582 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023, Gouache on unprimed canvas, 120.00 x 100.00 cm

Gallery 2

 

Stop counting the waves following me, you seabirds! is a container of different scenarios that are in tension with the capacity of the exhibition, matters of uniformity, replication, flatness, originality, fiction, and exclusivity. Shabahang Tayyari explores these themes within the frame of each painting, between the different frames, and throughout the overall installation and spatial arrangement of the works.

 

The deliberate arrangement of the paintings, with four triangular corner pieces along with the orientation of the waves purposefully guides viewers on a clockwise journey through the exhibition. Numbered and titled in tandem, the waves evoke the three-dimensional maquettes traditionally employed by performers to emulate the fluid motion of the ocean, while their outline drawings are informed by the curves and harmonies of Persian-Arabic calligraphy.

 

The paintings seamlessly flow into one another, with each work acting as both a continuation of its own narrative, and a source of inspiration for others. While the graphical shapes of the waves remain consistent across all sixteen works, subtle variations in the heights, distances between the two black and blue waves, and the painterly quality of the gouache paint on un-primed canvases imbue each piece with its distinct character.

 

A thick, black moquette covers the exhibition floor, transforming the gallery into a domestic space. The raw canvases and wooden frames complement this ambiance, inviting the viewer to embark on a semi-Orphic experience.

 

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Works
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006582 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006582 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006585 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006585 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006589 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006589 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006592 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006592 Friday 09.25 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006599 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006599 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006601 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006601 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006607 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006607 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006609 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006609 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006613 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006613 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006619 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006619 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006622 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006622 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006626 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006626 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006630 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006630 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006639 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006639 Friday 09.26 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006641 Friday 09.27 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006641 Friday 09.27 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
  • Shabahang Tayyari Wave No.80006645 Friday 09.27 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023 Gouache on unprimed canvas 120.00 x 100.00 cm
    Shabahang Tayyari
    Wave No.80006645 Friday 09.27 A.M. Khazar seashore, 2023
    Gouache on unprimed canvas
    120.00 x 100.00 cm
Press
  • Installation View, Shabahang Tayyari, Stop counting the waves following me, you seabirds!, The Third Line, 2023. Photo: Seeing Things, Ismail Noor

    Meet Iran-born Artist, Shabahang Tayyari

    GQ Middle East, August 7, 2023
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