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A1one
A1one A.k.a Tanha,
Bornkaren rashad
Tehran
Known forGraffiti
Street art
Underground art
Sculpture
Islamic graffiti
Social commentary
Design

A1one (Template:Lang-fa) is the street name of a visual artist who created graffiti and street art in Iran especially on the walls of Tehran.[1]

History

He was the first person who started painting on walls of Tehran so his nickname ended to be "Alone" which then mutated into A1one. He started his street art project in 2003 and inspired his close friends at that time to also begin painting on the streets. Artists such as Elle, isba, K.T. and Magoi were the first people to join him in Tehran. He is one of the pioneers of the urban art scene in Middle East. With his public space art, he describes his view on the Iranian society and puts himself regularly in danger. When he began, it was a time when nobody even knew what graffiti was in his country. He has also been known and called as Iranian Banksy just because of his importance in the rise of street art and stencilling within Iran, for art lovers and ordinary people. [2]

"When I decided to do my painting on walls I bought some spray cans - at that time we had just some very low quality colors in Iran. My first work was a very simple work titled “searching for friends” painted on a wall right next to the Tehran-Karaj expressway late at night. It was a really frightening night for me… The next morning I got three calls from friends who recognized my style of painting. They were shocked to see my work on a public wall. My first stencil was a Munch's Scream Print on Art University walls and after that , experimented with many techniques and methods, but I continue with stencils, graffiti and sticker art."[3]

Artworks and influences

A1one's art world is dynamic and made of many different styles. from portraits to calligraphy and funky characters which he mostly uses for his stickers. A1ones artworks combine both, Persian calligraphy and Western graffiti. His art has been documented by many photographers and featured in Art Asia Pacific Magazine.

Arabic Graffiti

The artist has also been working on Arabic Graffiti Style Design from 2003 and developed graffiti style in Islamic graffiti world. He has made a handful of the greatest Style walls with Arabic letter graffiti since 2004.[4]

Arrests

He has been arrested several times and signed agreements with police not to work in streets. The management of the Iranian artists forum did not understand his aim and stopped him and called the police. In 2012 A1one was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (Iran), under the charge of social and political reasons and was held in Evin Prison for 10 days at Ward 209.

Selected exhibitions

Group shows (selected)

  • 2005 "Portrait and Expression", Behzad Art Gallery, Tehran, IRAN
  • 2006 "Start Propaganda II " Los Angeles, USA
  • 2007 "Process Invisible", Street Level Gallery, Portland, USA
  • 2007 "Resist", La Condition Pablique, Roubaix,France
  • 2007 "Spray 2007 ",Mehrin Art Gallery, Tehran, IRAN
  • 2008 "Iranian Contemporary Artists Expo", Molavi Organization Hall, Tehran / IRAN
  • 2008 "Visual Slang", Henry Art Settlement,NY, USA
  • 2008 "400 ML", Paris,France
  • 2008 "Melbourne Stencil Festival 08", Yarra Sculpture Gallery,Melbourne, Australia‚Ä®
  • 2008 "Spray1387", Arete Gallery, Tehran, IRAN
  • 2008 12 Inch Art, Winniepeg Canada
  • 2008 Vinyl Killers, Portland,USA
  • 2009 Your Kid Can't Do this / Group show Touring Australia
  • 2009 Visual Slang III / NewYork
  • 2009 Urban Art Agenda / Melbourne / Brisbane .Australia
  • 2009 Brot And Kunst / Famous when Dead Gallery /Melbourne
  • 2009 Group Show / Seyhoun Art gallery / Tehran
  • 2010 "Public Provocations", Carhartt Gallery - Weil am Rhein[Germany

Solo shows

  • 2005 "Alone / Pain Things ", Seyhoun Art Gallery, Tehran, IRAN
  • 2006 "October 1385 ",Mehrin Art Gallery, Tehran / IRAN
  • 2007 "I am Not Political"(private Solo show), Kolahstudio, Tehran / IRAN
  • 2008 "Spray it to the nation", Mehrin Art gallery, Tehran, IRAN
  • 2010 Solo Show, Seyhoun Gallery .Tehran

Publications

  • 2002 Turn the Night / As Author and Translator / The most credible book about story of Rock and heavy metal music in Persian language / ISBN 964-7380-10-0 / Mess Publications IRAN
  • 2007 Street Art and the War on Terror ISBN 978-0-9553398-8-2 / Rebellion Books/ UK
  • 2008 Young and Defiant in Tehran ISBN 0-8122-4039-1 /University of Pennsylvania Press(PENN)
  • 2008 Arabesque / Die Gestalten Verlag / ISBN 978-3-89955-206-5 / Germany
  • 2008 Stencil Nation / ISBN 978-1-933149-22-6 / ManicdPress USA
  • 2008 400ml ISBN 978-2-85980-011-6 / Kitchen93
  • 2009 Stickers2 ISBN 978-3-89955-262-1 / Die Gestalten verlag /Germany
  • 2009 The Ark ISBN 978-988-18-4701-0 / Systems-Design Limited (IDN)/ HongKong
  • 2009 Urban IRAN ISBN 978-0-9799666-1-3 /Markbatty Publisher/USA
  • 2010 Street Knowledge by King Adz 978-0007318698 Collins UK/Overlook Press (US)
  • 2011 Graffiti 365 by JaySon Eddin 0810997444 Abrams(October 1, 2011) (US)

References

  1. ^ "An introduction to graffiti and street art from Tehran through A1one a graffiti pioneer in his country". Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ Scott-Norman, Fiona (1 August 2008). "Graffiti cops a spray". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ "A1one: 1st generation Graffiti in Iran". 19 January 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ^ Vincent, Morgan (12 October 2009). "Le graffiti compte déjà de nombreuses formes. Il n'en est que plus intéressant quand il est développé dans des alphabets différents. Voici l'illustration avec l'alphabet Arabe". Retrieved 8 April 2015.

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