Hiva Alizadeh is an artist who creates a world of visual and emotional contrasts through unique techniques and profound concepts. Utilizing colored synthetic hair, he constructs paintings and sculptures that convey sensations of suspension, vibration, and weightlessness to the audience. These works are inspired by the rich history of Iran, various religions, and ancient myths, where hair serves as a symbol of identity, time, and human experience. Within these pieces, philosophical questions about truth and falsehood intertwine with the exploration and understanding of human identity.

His exhibitions, including "Between Sleep and Wakefulness" and "Fire in the Garden of Eden," offer viewers an experience that blurs the lines between reality and imagination. The garden, symbolizing the inner garden of humanity and the quest for knowledge, is present in his works. By manipulating and shaping colored hair, Alizadeh creates sculptures that, despite their visual complexities, also harbor deeper layers of meaning. His works delve into philosophical questions concerning truth, falsehood, and the essence of identity, provoking curiosity in the viewer.

Born in 1989 in Kerman, Iran, Alizadeh now lives and works between London and Tehran. His art is deeply rooted in the tradition of ancient Persian carpet weaving, particularly from his hometown of Kerman. He gives these traditions a contemporary twist, employing materials like synthetic hair to create landscapes that reflect his introspective studies and emotional explorations.

The combination of tradition and contemporary aesthetics in Alizadeh’s works has gradually attracted the attention of collectors worldwide. His pieces are housed in reputable public and private collections across Europe, the Middle East, China, and the United States, including the AKZONOBEL Art Foundation in Amsterdam, PALAZZO MONTI in Brescia, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation in Los Angeles, and the Kerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran.

 COLLECTIONS

• AKZONOBEL Art Foundation – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• FREDERICK R. WEISMAN Art Foundation – Los Angeles, USA

• Contemporary Art Museum KERMAN, Iran

• Claus Busch Risvig Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark

• PALAZZO MONTI, Brescia, Italy

• THE NED DOHA Art Collection

• CLARA&NICO Collection, Italy
  

PRIZE / FESTIVALS / RESIDENCIES

• 2023 stARTup Award / ArtVerona, Italy

• 2023 MZ Costruzioni, finalist of the award / ArtVerona, Italy

• 2022 PALAZZO MONTI, Artist Residency, Brescia , Italy

• 2021 CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE / 40 Selected Artists, DUCATO Prize, ITALY

• 2018 GARDEN SCULPTURE BIENAL – Contemporary art Museum, Kerman, Iran

• 2017 Sound Installation - Experimental Music Festival, Kerman, Iran

• 2016 Chenaay Festival of Land Art , India

• 2015 The Annual Exhibition of Selected Sculptors Under Age of 35, Tehran, Iran

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2024 Between Sleep and Between wakefulness , Lajevardi Foundation, Tehran, Iran

• 2023 Fire in the Garden of Eden, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy

• 2023 The Singing Birds of Dawn, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2022 The Garden of Light – Palazzo Monti, Brescia, Italy

• 2021 Double solo show with Osaretin Ugiagbe, The Flat/Sarahcrown booth, @UNTITLED Art, Miami Beach USA

• 2019 Nomad Chants, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy

• 2018 Width forty Length Fifty five, AKNOON Art Gallery, Esfahan, Iran

• 2017 Scenery, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran

• 2017 Play, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran

• 2016 Ping-Pong, Shirin Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran

• 2015 Mirror Calligraphy,Twenty six Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kerman, Iran

• 2013 Tree, Shahkaar Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kerman, Iran

• 2012 Frams, Shahkaar Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kerman, Iran

SELECTED GROUP and ART Fair  EXHIBITIONS

• 2024 Untitled Art fair, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Miami, USA

• 2024 Art Verona, Booth The Flat Massimo Carasi, Verona, Italy

• 2024 You can sit with us, Haricot Gallery, London, UK

• 2024 Falsi Paradisi / False Paradises, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy

• 2024 Threshold - The New Image Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

• 2024 Art Rotterdam, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Rotterdam, Netherlands

• 2023 Al Dente: a Feast for the Senses, Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, London, UK

• 2023 Art Verona, Booth The Flat Massimo Carasi, Verona, Italy

• 2023 Birthing, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran 

• 2023 THE ART OF INVESTING, Bank - ogSparekasse Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark

• 2022 ASIANOW Art Fair, Booth Etemad Gallery, Paris, France

• 2022 Art Toronto, Booth Robertson Ares Gallery, Toronto, Canada

• 2022 Solid Air - The Flat Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy

• 2022 Art Verona, Booth The Flat Massimo Carasi, Verona, Italy

• 2022 ALT - Robertson Ares Gallery, Montreal, Canada

• 2022 Dallas Art Fair, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Dallas, USA

• 2022 Structure of a Flow, METRONOM Gallery, Modena, Italy

• 2021 Untitled Art fair, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi Miami, USA

• 2021 Art Rotterdam, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Rotterdam, Netherlands

• 2021 If walls could talk - The Flat Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy

• 2021 ArtVerona Digital Yellow, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Italy

• 2020 ArtVerona Digital Yellow, The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Italy

• 2020 VOLTA New York, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi New York, USA

• 2020 Art Rotterdam, Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Rotterdam, Netherlands

• 2019 Bienvenue art Fair – Booth The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Paris, France

• 2019 VOLTA art Fair - Booth C06 - The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Basel, Switzerland

• 2019 Enter Art fair, Booth Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

• 2019 Strangers in Town, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin

• 2018 Thin three-dimensionality – The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy

• 2018 Bienvenue art Fair - Booth #1 - The Flat – Massimo Carasi, Paris, France

• 2018 Contemporary artists, ARIANA Art gallery, Tehran, Iran

• 2018 SPRING Collection, Contemporary Art museum-KERMAN, Iran

• 2015 The Annual Exhibition of selected sculptors Under Age of 35, Shirin Art Gallery Tehran, Iran

Movies (Director and Writer)

• 2020 Balochistan Project – Documentry film, Zahedan, Iran

• 2013 Landscape short film – director and writer, Tehran, Iran

• 2012 Cobble short film – director and writer, Tehran, Iran

• 2010 Sad short film – director and writer, Tehran, Iran

Links

https://www.artsy.net/artist/hiva-alizadeh

https://www.artland.com/artists/hiva-alizadeh

https://www.artfoundation.akzonobel.com/artist/708/hiva-alizadeh

http://www.carasi.it/pages/CV/hivaalizadeh_CV.pdf

https://galleryviewer.com/en/artwork/34245/untitled

https://selectionsarts.com/curated-by-kamiar-maleki-2/

https://wsimag.com/art/66904-if-walls-could-talk