Parham Ghalamdar’s paintings operate in a space exemplified by a restless struggle to find reason, order and discipline achieved by relying on and expanding the histories and traditions of Western and Persian paintings. Ghalamdar reflects on the existential absurdities of life through depictions of cartoons painted in a paradoxically realist manner. For Ghalamdar, engaging with painting, along with the act of painting is an accomplishment for the artist as a way to cooperate with life in spite of not being able to come to terms with the displacement present in the world. In Ghalamdar’s work, the final images depict absurd combinations of theatrical and cinematic landscape scenes with mystical elements.
Lobster’s Dream, 2021 Oil on pearlescent paper 42 x 29.7 cm
Spectre, 2020 Oil on Canvas 80 x 60 cm
Low-budget props for an Iranian homosexual sci-fi vampire film, 2021 Oil on paper 210 x 150 cm
Miscommunication, 2021 Oil on paper 42 x 29.7 cm
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