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16 May 2009

Photo Hunt - Painted

The theme for this week's Photo Hunt is paint or painted. This struck me as an excellent opportunity to put up some works by my friend Elahe Heidari. Elahe is an Iranian artist who is well regarded in her home country and who is beginning to gain international exposure. More of her work can be seen at elaheheidari.com


Examples of Elahe's work at an exhibition of Iranian artists in London

Promotional flyer from a solo exhibition in Iran



Early work given to me by the artist

Also stretching the point a little here are a couple of Elahe's drawings that I own:


65 comments:

  1. Your friend is so talented!!!
    And you are a lucky Jams to have her as a friend!

    I fell in love with these drawings the first second I saw them
    - they are fantastic!

    Gorgeous take on this theme Jams!
    I hope your knee is doing a bit better :)

    Have a great weekend!
    Anna

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  2. That is a great idea for the theme :-)

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  3. Wonderfully painted by a talented artist!
    Happy weekend :)

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  4. talented artist indeed. thanks for showing some of her works to us. perfect take on teh theme. happy weekend.

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  5. These are great, and yes perfect for the theme :)

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  6. These are really awesome! I love her work. Thanks so much for sharing it - a great treat to get to see art this cool. Wonderful post.

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  7. These are really awesome! I love her work. Thanks so much for sharing it - a great treat to get to see art this cool. Wonderful post.

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  8. this is really great :) lovely.

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  9. What a great choice and your friend is so talented. I love these selections you posted here. Take care and I hope you have a great weekend and are becoming more and more mobile.

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  10. G'day Jams - great post for this week's theme. :)

    http://lesliesmyers.blogspot.com/2009/05/photohunt-painted-scenes-from-gold.html

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  11. excellent post Jams, I did not do a hunt this week

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  12. your friend is truly talented and thanks for sharing her work here. mine's up!

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  13. I'm particularly drawn to the "early work" for some reason... Thank you for sharing these!

    ...and thanks for stopping by!

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  14. A wonderful exibit.. perfect for the theme!

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  15. So cool to have such a talented artist friend! :)

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  16. Great photos! Your friend is talented, I will need to check more of her work.

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  17. I loved the last second painting. It gave that little mystical feeling, making me ponder more on what's in her mind. Beautiful indeed. :)

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

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  18. i love her work too such as those u have posted here but it is the first time i have heard of her

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  19. Great photos! Your friend is very talented and I love her work.
    I hope your leg is better now.

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  20. Lucky you, to own these drawings and painting. Perfect for this theme Jams.

    Happy weekend to you.

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  21. what a talented friend you have there. :)
    happy weekend.

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  22. Anonymous7:06 am

    Excellent, Jams. She has great talent and style.

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  23. Beautiful paintings! Must be a delight to walk through such an exhibition.
    Hope the knee is better. Enjoy your weekend.

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  24. These are amazing paintings. Some reminds of me Picasso's Blue period.

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  25. I like the first one you own. :-) Good Idea for this weeks theme.

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  26. Your friend certainly has incredible talent! Beautiful flowing lines for the eye to wander and a fascinating melting pot of colour!

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  27. Beautiful art by your friend.

    http://cowardscorner-nitwit1.blogspot.com

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  28. Those are powerful pieces :) I wonder what the inspirations are for these paintings.

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  29. Your friend is gifted! :)

    http://penname30.blogspot.com/2009/05/photohunt-4-painted.html

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  30. I really love her paints!!! Must be a fabulous moment visiting one of her exhibition!

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  31. Very talented artist! Her work is wonderful.

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  32. i like the woman with the two chairs and her paintings that you own best!

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  33. Love the last two! And the purple one too (I'm a sucker for purple :)
    Thanks for visiting me :)

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  34. Your friend's work is talent...beyond compare. Excellent.


    My 'PAINTED' is posted now. Hope you can join me at my blog today sometime. Have a great weekend.

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  35. Your friend is very talented. These paintings are stunning.

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  36. Lovely work. Sounds like you are on the repair. Take care.

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  37. That pieces are pretty nicely done. Happy weekend. Mine is posted.

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  38. Anonymous1:36 pm

    Good collection you have there. I have always loved art,...... amazing how the brain works sometimes.

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  39. She has a lot of talent.

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  40. Wow !!
    You have a great tast of art !!
    I love it, its beautiful (@^.^@)
    purrss to your cats
    purrss Kareltje

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  41. Thanks for the link. So interesting to see the evolution of an artist. Great tableaux, Jams.

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  42. Anonymous4:45 pm

    Love her work. None of the women have mouths . . . hmmm. Thanks for sharing these with us.

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  43. Beautiful and subversive paintings. I'm grateful to you for the introduction to Elahe Heidari's work for a variety of reasons having to do with my interest in movies, poetry, and art created by women and men throughout the Middle East.

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  44. What interesting art! I've never seen any Iranian art before, besides pottery and mosaics.

    Mine is up!
    http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-painted/
    I hope you get a chance to see it. Happy weekend!

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  45. A wonderful artist....

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  46. I like those, especially the drawings. The exhibition sounds interesting, too.

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  47. So strong, and deceptively simple. Excellent post!

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  48. Your friend is quite talented, as are you.

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  49. Your friend is quite talented, as are you.

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  50. Beautiful work. I am glad you added the drawings. The last photo is my favorite. Great take on the theme this week.

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  51. Very nice... I love to collect a little art from local artists every where I live. This is very nice work.
    Mine is up here.

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  52. Great paints! :-)

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  53. I like the one in the 2nd pic a lot. Is your friend selling them?

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  54. Thanks everyone,. Glad you liked Elahe's work

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  55. Those are beautiful pieces! I envy people who have their works on display! Thnks for sharing your friend's pieces. Enjoy the week!

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  56. Oh these are lovely. Elahe is very talented. Esp. like the second and third paintings you've displayed.

    Excellent choices. Nice that our theme allowed you to share these works of art.

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  57. Very abstract piece of painting, I must say!

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  58. really beautiful works. No wonder your friend is getting internationally known.

    My Ph entry is up too.

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  59. Those are beautiful pieces. Your friend is a great artist.

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  60. Excellent slant on the theme! And well deserved... your friend is quite talented indeed.

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