Mehdi Yahyavi

REDS AND BLACKS

Goddess Ishtar with her white horse and the impressed man

Acrylics on canvas, 75x47.5 cm (30”x19”)

Goddess Ishtar with her beast and the red horse

Acrylics on canvas, 60x45 cm (24”x18”)

Fallen red horse and the aggressive body with consolation of his black horse

Acrylics on canvas, 60x50 cm (24”x20”)

Fallen red woman and the aggressive body with his black horse

Acrylics on canvas, 45x60 cm (18”x24”)

Fallen red man and the his blaming black horse

Acrylics on canvas, 65x55 cm (26”x22”)

Fallen scarified woman and approaching of a lifesaving horse

Acrylics on canvas, 45x50 cm (18”x20”)

Igneous man and the cold black horse

Acrylics on canvas, 62x52 cm (25”x23”)

Imprisoned man and the white freedom horse

Acrylics on canvas, 60x45 cm (24”x18”)

Goddess Aphrodite and tte agitated black horses

Acrylics on canvas, 45x60 cm (18”x24”)

King Jamshid, builder of the underground city "Jamkard" faces the supreme God Ahoramazda

Acrylics on canvas, 62x57 cm (25”x23”)

Portrait of Mahsa Amini the Iranian girl whose assassination by the Islamic government ignitated the "Women-Life-Freedom" movement

Acrylics on canvas, 45x60 cm (18”x24”)

Portrait of Nika Shakarami, the Iranian girl assassinated by Islamic government during the "Women-Life-Freedom" movement

Acrylics on canvas, 50x40 cm (20”x16”)

Portrait of a revolutionary Iranian woman/man in the "Women-Life-Freedom" movement

Acrylics on canvas, 40x50 cm (16”x20”)

Portrait of a boy/girl concerned about the future

Acrylics on canvas, 45x60 cm (18”x24”)

INSIDERS

ROOTS

From the roots

MELODIES

The paintings in this series portray characters lost in their solitude, nostalgic for the past and in search of meaning. The more recent works depict figures struggling to fit into modern constructs and reflect the emptiness in a disconnected space.

Oxen of Time

Acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

Wind voice

Acrylic on canvas, 40x55 cm (16"x 22")

Fire Tree

Acrylic on canvas, 45x60 cm (18"x 24")

Hot Howl

Acrylic on canvas, 45x60 cm (18"x 24")

Songs of Silence

Acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

Horse Cycle

Acrylic on canvas, 45x60 cm (18"x 24")

Horses in tiles

Acrylic on canvas, Seven pieces, 150x150 cm (60"x 60") Overall

His Absence

Acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

A life story in 8 episodes

Acrylic on canvas, 8 pieces, 112.5x225 cm (45"x 90") Overall

Jeconde of Iran

2010Oil on canvas,70x90 cm (28"x 36")

The Views

Acrylic on canvas, 112.5x135 cm (45"x 54")

A View from the Bridge

Acrylic on canvas, 112.5x70 cm (45"x 28")

A View from the Town

Acrylic on canvas, 60x60 cm (24"x 24")

A View from the Beach

Acrylic on canvas, 35x60 cm (14"x 24")

MIRRORS

The images here have evolved a unique symbolic language of poetically figurative lines that elegantly dance across the canvas. The composition, contrast, colors, and wavy contours in these paintings are influenced by Persian miniature painting and traditional architecture.

Unity

Acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

Meet

Acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

Presence

Acrylic on canvas, 70x50 cm (28"x 20")

Beloved

Acrylic on canvas, 30x60 cm (12"x 24")

Slept

Acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

Clouds

Acrylic on canvas, 60x90 cm (24"x 36")

Setar Player

Acrylic on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

Fall Garden

Acrylic on canvas, 50x75 cm (20"x 30")

Whisper

Acrylic on canvas, 70x90 cm (28"x 36")

Salutations

Acrylic on canvas, 55x70 cm (22"x28")

Agitation

Acrylic on canvas, 60x90 cm (24"x 36")

1001 Nights dreams of Scheherazade

Acrylic on canvas, 3 pieces, 115x230 cm (46"x 93") Overall

Persian Prince

Acrylic on canvas, 55x70 cm (22"x28")

Cosmic Dance

Acrylic on canvas, 112.5x125.5 cm (45"x 55")

Butterfly

Acrylic on Wood, 60x50 cm (24"x 20")

Bee

Acrylic on Wood, 60x50 cm (24"x 20")

Mantise

Acrylic on Wood, 60x50 cm (24"x 20")

SHADOWS

The paintings in this collection are impressions of man’s passion for exploring new frontiers, the perpetual anxiety from the threats of war and the melancholy from loss and destruction.

Horizon

Oil on canvas, 90x50 cm (36"x 20")

Rulers

Oil on canvas, 30x45 cm (12"x 18")

Casted in the Cliff

Oil on canvas, 35x45 cm (14"x 18")

Awaiting

Oil on canvas, 40x50 cm (16"x 20")

Sisyphus

Acrylic on canvas, 30x40 cm (12"x 16")

Contact

Acrylic on canvas, 45x60 cm (18"x 20")

Alchemist

Oil on canvas, 32.5x42.5 cm (13"x 17")

Road of War

Oil on canvas, 55x70 cm (22"x 28")

Shadow of War

Oil on canvas, 70x100 cm (28"x 40")

After War

Oil on canvas, 80x65 cm (32"x 26")

The War (8 years Iran Iraq war)

Oil on canvas, 125.5x125.5 cm (55"x 55")

PORTRAIT

Portraits in this collection include paintings of the artist’s friends and relatives. A more recent series depicts portraits in a background corresponding to their characters.

Self Portrait

Oil on canvas, 25x35 cm (10"x 14")

Shahab Mousavizadeh

Oil on Canvas, 30x40 cm (12"x 16")

Hosein Maher

Oil on Canvas, 30x40 cm (12"x 16")

Mahvash Omid

Oil on Canvas, 25x35 cm (10"x 14")

Ezzat Noorparvar

Oil on Canvas, 30x40 cm (12"x 16")

Arghang Kaamkar

Oil on Canvas, 35x50 cm (14"x 20")

Mathematician

Oil on Canvas, 112.5x100 cm (45"x 40")

Physicist

2006, Oil on Canvas, 55x70 cm (22"x 28")

Artist

Oil on Canvas, 112.5x100 cm (45"x 40")

Pianist

Oil on Canvas, 112.5x100 cm (45"x 40")

Poet

Acrylic on canvas, 60x90 cm (24"x 36")

Writer

Oil on canvas, 70x90 cm (28"x 36")

LEGENDS

The legends of human life and history are often depicted in art and literature. The works in this collection depict epics and lyrical stories from Persian literature and mythology.

Mithra brings the spring

Oil on board, 30x35 cm (12"x 14")

Anahitta brings the waters

Acrylic on canvas, 45x60 cm (18"x 24")

Imprints of the past

Acrylic on canvas, 90x210 cm (36"x84")

In a dead planet

Ink and pastel on paper, 75x50 cm (30"x 20")

Labyrinth of life

Ink and pastel on paper, 75x50 cm (30"x 20")

Flying Love (Leili & Majnoun)

Acrylic on canvas, 75x50 cm (30"x 20")

Arash the Archeer

Oil on canvas, 190x125 cm (76"x 50")

Forbidden Love (Shirin & Farhad)

Oil on canvas, 75x50 cm (30"x 20")

Four Seasons

Acrylic on canvas, Four pieces, 90x210 cm (36"x84") each

Debate of Champions (Rostam and Esfandiyar)

Fresco on lime wall, 224x110 cm (30"x 20")

Etchings

These etchings are made as mono print from a scratched metallic plate such as copper, created in the 1980’s using a pressing machine designed and built by the artist.