Art in cultural upheaval – Davood Roostaei – 2004
On the occasion of the ARTeNIM in Nimes, Davood Roostaei’s works will be on display for the first time at a major art fair in Europe. Roostaei was born and raised in Iran. He fought uncompromisingly for human rights and was punished with imprisonment under both the Shah’s regime and the mullahs. In 1984 he […]
THE ART TRADE ABOUT DAVOOD ROOSTAEI 2004
Davood Roostaei’s painting is characterized by two peculiarities that make it rare and extraordinary. The first thing that catches the eye is the magically beautiful and glamorous richness of colour, with its legendary and life-loving tones. Roostaei’s coloring conceals a great past and brings to mind the paradisiacal gardens of ancient Persia with their lavish […]
GLOBAL ART MAGAZINE – Interview with HR GIGER – 2012
On the occasion of the major HR Giger retrospective in Hamburg’s “Fabrik der Künste”, Global Art Magazine met the epoch-making artist HR Giger as well as the curators of the exhibition, Marco Witzig and Horst Werner.The life’s work of the world-famous surrealist already deserves to be examined retrospectively. Even Giger’s early work continues to be […]
ART PROFIL ÜBER DAVOOD ROOSTAEI – 2004
Der Maler Davood Roostaei wurde 1959 in der idyllischen iranischen Stadt mit dem schön klingenden Namen Sarab geboren. Sarab lässt sich mit „Fata Morgana“ übersetzen und liegt am Rande der Wüste. Mit der Wüste verbinden sich für uns Europäer Vorstellungen ganz unterschiedl1cher Art. Zunächst wirkt die Wüste auf uns lebensbedrohend, auf der anderen Seite aber […]
KENDRA TROSCHEL IN AESTHETICA – Issue 103/2021
Kendra Troschel is a third generation Artist who employs a romanticcontemporary figurative style. Her art seeks to explore the meaning of love in all of its forms – not just romantic love, but the love of oneself and even the love of a moment – all through the female perspective. She now works and lives […]
DER KUNSTHANDEL ÜBER DAVOOD ROOSTAEI 2004
Am Rande der Wüste wuchs er auf. Dieses Leben in jenem intensiven, klaren Licht hat die Wahrnehmung Davood Roostaels entscheidend geprägt ebenso die Jahrtausende alte persische Kultur, In der es solche Lichtgestalten wle Zarathustra gab, der Iange vor Jesus Humanität und Menschllchkeit lehrte.Wie ein Nachfahre Jenes beeindruckenden Propheten wirkt auch Davood Roostaei, der schon frühzeitig […]
CRYPTOREALISMUS AND HIS ERSCHAFFER DAVOOD ROOSTAEI – 2003
A phenomenomn is making rounds through the current international art scene. Its name: “Cryptorealism”. Its creator: Davood Roostaei. Critics, agents and other vanguard members of the art elite have been taken by surprise by this new art movement. Incredible, they whisper, that after all the artistic revolutions of the centuries, all originating in the West, […]
GALA ABOUT DAVOOD ROOSTAEI – 1994
His studio is housed in an inconspicuous apartment building in Hamburg, which more than 60,000 cars drive past every day. We didn’t drive past, we visited the artist Davood Roostaei, who has been working in Hamburg for years. That is not particularly exciting. What is astonishing, however, is the success of the painter, who is […]