In the Persian culture, the mirror represents life. Moreover, geometric shapes refer to an abstract

In the Persian culture, the mirror represents life. Moreover, geometric shapes refer to an abstract representation of the creation and existence. For example, the circle symbolizes eternity origin and the triangle evokes the concepts of harmony and human soul, etc. If we add the number symbolism derived from Islamic geometry, and history of the inverted glass and mirror mosaics Iranians a craft transmitted from parents to children. This is the result: Today we present the work of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, born in Iran in 1924 Through his long career, has exhibited extensively internationally, was included in the exhibition East-West Divan: Contemporary Art Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan in the Venice Biennale 2009. His work can be found at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran, V ictoria and Albert Museum, London and the Art Gallery of Queensland, Australia - along with other important institutions. His work combines tradition and innovation to form geometric patterns and colorful. It was the late sixties when Farmanfarmaian began experimenting with adapting and combining traditional techniques with contemporary abstract expressionism and minimalism. The result is kaleidoscopic and geometric works that reflect light and color into a thousand fragments.