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Hesam Fetrati
حسام فطرتی
Born
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
EducationGriffith University, Australia
Known forCartoonist, illustrator, Printmaker
MovementConceptual Art
Websitehttps://hesamfetrati.com
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Hesam Fetrati (Persian: حسام فطرتى; born May 6, 1981 in Shemiran) is an Iranian designer, painter, cartoonist, and conceptual artist.[1][2]

He also has several experiences in curating group shows and conducting academic art research. The issue of immigration is one of the main subjects realised in his works. The book, Every Artist has the Right to Portray the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a selection of his illustrations published by Mahriz in 2009.[3][4]

Philosophical ideas and their surrounding issues (i.e modernism, current life, migration) are the main characteristics of his work which are often narrative and filled with archetypes, symbols, and stereotypes. He has mastered, and favours, classic creative mediums (such as various limited edition prints) with his motivation for adopting this work style being the value of the concept of the "enlightenment", often the foundations of the content and context of his works.

Fetrati has held more than twenty solo exhibitions in different countries, including Iran, the United States, and Australia.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Modernity, modernism in regard to ordinary life, immigration, and ‘tradition reproducing itself’ are some of the themes that interest Fetrati in creating his artworks.[12]

Education and Career

After finishing high school, Fetrati completed his bachelor's degree in visual communications and graphic design in Tehran and established his own studio in the early 2000s. During this decade, he worked as a cartoonist and illustrator in Tehran at reformist newspapers and magazines such as Etemad-e Melli, Pou’l, and Tanz-o Caricature. His editorial cartoons in this era are mostly a reflection of the time’s political and societal issues with bitter, symbolic, and metaphorical language.

Hesam migrated to Australia in the late 2000s to pursue, and successfully complete, a master’s degree and a PhD at Griffith University awarding him two highly competitive scholarships. Fetrati’s migration occurred at the same time as the Syrian crisis which had a profound effect on his work due to the forced migration of the many war victims. In four of his collections, Blindness[13][14], Severed Roots[15], There is No North Point[16] and Anticipation[17], Hesam deals with the issue of migration, aspirations, and hardships.[18] Fetrati spent most of the mid-2010s doing research and academic practice, dedicating part of his doctoral dissertation to researching immigrants and how they adjust to their host community.[19][20]

Contents, Philosophy and Visual Elements of His Artworks

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Hesam Fetrati's Exhibition in Australia

One of the recurring subjects referred to in Hesam Fetrati’s work is the matter of "enlightenment". The invention and spread of the printing industry were the main inciters of “The Enlightenment” in Europe, which allowed artists and thinkers to share their works and ideas with society via mass production. Relying on the historical tradition of the Enlightenment and its concepts, Fetrati has chosen the hand printing method for most of his works. Hesam uses the techniques of etching, linocut, silkscreen, etc. to create his artworks. One of the unique features of his printed works is their large dimensions; for example, some of his works reach the dimensions of 120 x 240 cm, which may be classified as the largest etching plates (limited edition print) in the world.

The concept of enlightenment is the major concept in Fetrati’s works. He has reproduced the original work by using the philosophical concept of etching (printing). By using this technique, he has also considered the concept of production while maintaining the originality principles.

Other's Comments

Aydin Aghdashloo mentions Hesam Fitrati in the introduction of the book Every Artist has the Right to Portray the Universal Declaration of Human Rights saying:

“He is an example and model of a young and dynamic generation full of rich, creative and inquisitive mentality. A few years ago, while judging a festival of visual arts, I came across some of his works, which were elegant, clever and skilful, and offered an award for him; Which was confirmed. In his works, a humorous - but inquisitive - idea is conveyed in a seemingly simple and monochrome structure, with explicitness, strength, and slyness. His allegories leave a deep, immediate and lasting impression.”

Selected Awards

Scholarships and Awards[21]
Award Year Country
Marie Ellis OAM/ Runner Up Prize for Drawing 2016 Australia
First prize, AusIran Photography Festival 2013 Australia
GU International Postgraduate Research Scholarship Brisbane 2012 Australia
Griffith University Postgrad Research Scholarship Brisbane 2012 Australia
Special prize, International Visual Art Festival, Niavaran palace 2005 Iran
Special prize, Free Poster Competition 2002 Iran
First prize, Young Iranian Cartoonist 2000 Iran

Artworks

References

  1. ^ "Hesam Fetrati - Artist Profile". IRANCARTOON. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ "زن‌ها مهاجران بهتری نسبت به مردها هستند". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "گفتگو با حسام فطرتی ،کاریکاتوریست در بریزبن استرالیا". رادیو نشاط. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. ^ "هر هنرمندی حق دارد منشور جهانی حقوق بشر را به تصویر بکشد". opac.nlai.ir. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. ^ "Aria Gallery at Teer Art Fair Online 2020 – Teer Art". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. ^ ""Suspicious Suspension" Art Exhibition by Hesam Fetrati » Wisconsin Union". union.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ "1001 NIGHTMARES: HESAM FETRATI | Redland Art Gallery". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  8. ^ r968888 (2019-07-06). "نمایشگاه چاپ دستی و طراحی " از کجا تا ناکجا" در شیراز". ایرنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "about – hesamfetrati". Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  10. ^ ""Suspicious Suspension": new Biblio Gallery show by visual artist Hesam Fetrati opens September 9". News & Events. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  11. ^ "TRADITION NOW". izi.TRAVEL. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  12. ^ "discussion with Hesam Fetrati, Iranwire". IranWire | خانه (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "2012 Blindness – hesamfetrati". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  14. ^ admin. "Blindness – Hesam Fetrati – Brisbane Art Guide". Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  15. ^ "2013 The Severed Roots – hesamfetrati". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  16. ^ "2014 There is No North Point – hesamfetrati". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  17. ^ "2017 Anticipation – hesamfetrati". Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  18. ^ "interview with Hesam Fetrati, BBC". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2021-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "'Art should create questions': Hesam Fetrati". Amnesty International Australia. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  20. ^ Dolphin, Mechanical (2016-08-17). "Marvellous, Electrical: Hesam Fetrati". matt finch / mechanical dolphin. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  21. ^ "about – hesamfetrati". Retrieved 2021-05-09.

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