Keyvan Shovir
| Keyvan Shovir | |
|---|---|
| Native name | کیوان شویر |
| Born |
1985 (age 32–33) Tehran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Other names | CK1 |
| Education | |
| Known for | |
| Website |
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Keyvan Shovir (Persian:کیوان شویر; born 1985), also known as CK1, is an Iranian visual and street artist based in San Francisco. His work combines Iranian traditional culture with contemporary pop culture. Shovir is a pioneer of Iranian graffiti art.
Art
Shovir was among the first artists that established the Iranian graffiti movement that emerged in Tehran in 2002. He uses Persian alphabet and Islamic art motifs in his work, exploring Iranian poets like Hafez and Rumi.[1] His stencils are inspired by Persian miniature art.[2] He obtained his BA in Painting from the University of Tabriz and is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.[3][4][5]
He has done several street and public art projects in San Francisco. In Clarion Alley, Shovir put up murals with Shaghayegh Cyrous in the memory of three female Iranian literary figures - Forough Farrokhzad, Simin Behbahani, and Simin Daneshvar. He also did a project backed by SFMTA and the Chinese Culture Center.[6][1]
Shovir was featured in the documentary Mutiny of Colours (2016) as one of Iran's formative street artists.[7]
Recent exhibitions
- Ascension Series, 7th Annual Misfit Maker Factory, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, 2017
- Ascension Series, Make Art/Work - the 2017, College Avenue Galleries, Oakland, 2017
- Mihrab, Neighbors, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, 2017
- Conversation of the Birds, The Murphy & Cadogan Art Awards Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, 2017
- Conversation of the Birds, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, 2017
- Unity, In collaboration with Taraneh Hemami, Project of Survival, Southern Exposure (SoEx), San Francisco, 2014
References
- 1 2 Pars Equality Center (12 November 2016). "Pars Generation+ holds Arts & Culture Mixer in San Francisco". Payvand. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ "Graffiti with a Persian twist". France 24. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ Hua, Vanessa (18 January 2018). "Turning deadly arms into inspirational art". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ Thulin, Lila (14 July 2017). "Art, politics and Instagram backdrops in San Francisco's Clarion Alley". Peninsula Press. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ Abadi, Mehrnoush Cheragh (10 February 2017). "The fleeting freedom of street art in Tehran". Equal Times. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ Curiel, Jonathan (12 October 2016). "Know Your Street Art: In Memory Of". SF Weekly. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ Emory, Sami (29 November 2015). "The Documentary About Persecuted Iranian Street Artists You Never Saw". Creators. Retrieved 31 January 2018.