I am Amir Fazelian, a contemporary Iranian painter born in 1986 in Hamedan, Iran. My large-scale works explore the intersections of mythology, memory, and power through the lens of socio-political experience. With a background in Urban Design, my visual language blends structural thinking with poetic symbolism, rooted in Iranian historical and cultural narratives. In my recent work, I turn to myth and archetypes to examine tensions between ancient narratives and modern crises. My process is intuitive, layered, and often uncomfortable, using symbolic figures and layered imagery to explore how the past continues to shape the present. I paint to confront the invisible and invite viewers to encounter their own mythic voices.

Amir Fazelian

I am Amir Fazelian, a contemporary Iranian painter born in 1986 in Hamedan, Iran. My large-scale works explore the intersections of mythology, memory, and power through the lens of socio-political experience. With a background in Urban Design, my visual language blends structural thinking with poetic symbolism, rooted in Iranian historical and cultural narratives. In my recent work, I turn to myth and archetypes to examine tensions between ancient narratives and modern crises. My process is intuitive, layered, and often uncomfortable, using symbolic figures and layered imagery to explore how the past continues to shape the present. I paint to confront the invisible and invite viewers to encounter their own mythic voices.

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I am Amir Fazelian, a contemporary Iranian painter born in 1986 in Hamedan, Iran. My large-scale works explore the intersections of mythology, memory, and power through the lens of socio-political experience. With a background in Urban Design, my visual language blends structural thinking with poetic symbolism, rooted in Iranian historical and cultural narratives.

In my recent work, I turn to myth and archetypes to examine tensions between ancient narratives and modern crises. My process is intuitive, layered, and often uncomfortable, using symbolic figures and layered imagery to explore how the past continues to shape the present. I paint to confront the invisible and invite viewers to encounter their own mythic voices.

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Language

Persian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Watercolor painting
January 1, 2024 - July 22, 2025
He has been painting in watercolor since childhood and still uses ink to create small artworks on paper. He has painted a large number of watercolor and ink portraits of ordinary people in the streets and studied their portraits.
Painter artist at Personal Studio
January 1, 2024 - July 22, 2025
Amir Fazelian is a painter best known for his large-scale portraits characterized by vibrant colors and geometric brush strokes. Born in Iran and based in Iranian, Meyer studied at the Mahe-Mehr Gallery under Idin Aghdashloo and Ali Nassir. Taking inspiration from TV and the Internet, Fazelian creates faces entirely removed from any background or context, and distorts each image by stripping away the top coat of paint with a knife. Each portrait takes between three and six months to complete.
Mural art at Beautification organization of Hamedan municipality
January 1, 2024 - July 22, 2025
Amir Fazelian combines minimalist themes and a surrealist aesthetic in his paintings, using acrylic, oil, or watercolor. He began his career as a muralist in Tehran and Hamedan in the early 2010s. Following a call for proposals by the city, he produced almost one hundred gigantic wall paintings, including dreamlike landscapes and science-fiction scenes. He also works on street furniture, like boxes and bollards, as public art projects.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Islamic Azad-University Sciences and Researches Branch
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Bachelor of Urban Design at Tehran Islamic Azad University
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2011
Bachelor of Civic Design at Hamedan Islamic Azad University
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2008
Urban Design Degree at Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011
Bachelor Degree in Urban Design at Islamic Azad University Sciences and Research Branch
January 1, 2011 - August 19, 2025
Degree in Urban Design at Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

Master of Arts in Urban Design
January 11, 2030 - June 20, 2026
Master of Arts in Urban Design
January 11, 2030 - June 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Other, Professional Services, Education