PAINTED WOOD SCULPTURE, "DJINN" BY MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI

Painted wooden sculpture by the artist Mohammad Ariyaei. The Djinn is carved from wood and then painted on two distinct sides, each offering a unique artistic interpretation:
- On the first side, the sculpture is painted vividly and expressively with bold colors such as blue, red, yellow, and black. The figure features a fragmented and asymmetrical face with piercing eyes, a golden beard, and abstract elements evoking tribal or surrealist motifs.
- The second side adopts a more graphic and minimalist style, with a black background covered in a dense pattern of fine, repetitive white lines, creating a textured effect. The silhouette seems to evoke a spectral being or a shadow adorned with engravings, giving the work a more introspective and mysterious dimension.

As a child, Mohammad spent a lot of time with his grandmother, a Sufi who communicated with the afterlife. Her rich and fantastical stories inspired him and populated his imagination. In 2013, he met a children's book illustrator who encouraged him to paint his first canvas, marking the beginning of his artistic career. His work has been featured in several group exhibitions in Iran, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Germany, and Dubai. He held his first solo exhibition in 2018.