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Farhad Ahrarnia — War on Peace, Peace on War
Farhad Ahrarnia

War on Peace, Peace on War

2016

"War on Peace, Peace on War" by Farhad Ahrarnia is a hand embroidered work on canvas that explores the paradoxical relationship between conflict and harmony through textile art. The artist employs the meditative and labor intensive technique of hand embroidery to create visual and conceptual commentary on the inversion or simultaneity of these opposing states. Through this choice of medium, Ahrarnia transforms a traditionally domestic craft into a vehicle for contemplating complex geopolitical and philosophical themes.

Medium
hand embroidery on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Middle East

October 22, 2024

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 45

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Farhad Ahrarnia, War on Peace, Peace on War, 2016

"War on Peace, Peace on War" by Farhad Ahrarnia is a hand embroidered work on canvas that explores the paradoxical relationship between conflict and harmony through textile art. The artist employs the meditative and labor intensive technique of hand embroidery to create visual and conceptual commentary on the inversion or simultaneity of these opposing states. Through this choice of medium, Ahrarnia transforms a traditionally domestic craft into a vehicle for contemplating complex geopolitical and philosophical themes.

Medium
hand embroidery on canvas
Year
2016
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Iranian Artist, War and peace, Political Commentary, Installation Art, 21st Century, Paradox and duality, Dark and introspective, Contemporary