TOAF takeover

A Day with Azita Panahpour

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#TOAFtakeover Hello art lovers. I'm Azita Panahpour @azitapanahpour showing my work and process throughout the day. Thank you #theotherartfair for the opportunity. Here is my booth from the fair last June in Brooklyn. It was a success but best of all I had the chance to meet incredibly talented artists and the lovely #TOAF team. My paintings are based on the idea of visualizing Farsi language poetry. The letters fade into layers of colors and textures to show the passage of time and also the beauty of imperfection #theotherartfair #TakeoverTuesday #azitapanahpour #theotherartfairnyc #contemporaryart #farsi #calligraphy #arabic #typography #poetry #artist #iranianart #saatchiart #artfair

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#TOAFtakeover I have an old calligraphy lesson book. It shows the exact curves and angles of each letter and how to hold the calligraphy or to get it right. I haven't been able to find a calligraphy pen big enough for my paintings so I have to make my own outlines and then follow the guide book for the accurate lines. This part is a slow and detail oriente. Even though I know I will eventually distress the letters, I like to begin with precision. Usually I focus on one alphabet but his time I choose the three letters that spell LOVE. It's my homage to Robert Indiana and a good time to share more love in the world. I created some fun postcards with this icon for the fair. I hope to do more with the design. Stay tuned www.saatchiart.com/azita #theotherartfair #TakeoverTuesday #azitapanahpour #farsi #calligraphy #arabic #contemporarypainting #artist #artiststudio #workinprogress #painterstudio #typography #iranianart #middleeasternart #artistofinstagram #insidestudio #artlover

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#TOAFtakeover Scale is important to me. The letters become something more when it's taken out of context and sized to have presence. My career began as an art director for advertising agencies. I still work on assignments. Coming up with concepts and designing is something I still love to do. Probably some of the thinking translates into my painting designs. I'm also inspired by Rothko's colors, Frank Kline's bold black lines and Robert Motherwell's shapes and textures. #takeovertuesday #azitapanahpour #painting #calligraphy #farsi #artiststudio #art #contemporarypainting #arabic #iranianart #theotherartfair #toafnyc #typography #lettering #typographydesign Available paintings www.Saatchiart.com/azita

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