Siamak Filizadeh

The Iranian artist Siamak Filizadeh was born in 1970 in Tehran and graduated from the Tehran Azad University with a BA degree in Graphic Design in 1995. Siamak started his career as a graphic designer, working in different fields of design, advertising, branding, and visual arts. He has worked as art director and graphic designer for a number of large institutions and international festivals and received numerous poster and book design prizes. The artist lives and works in Tehran.

Similar to classical Persian miniatures, Filizadeh’s artworks abound in detail: one can spend hours poring over his imaginary megalopolises in which characters, objects, and meanings intertwine to form intricate patterns. The more you study them, the more you notice, and yet even more escapes your eye.