Illya Mousavijad
Art practice and teaching portfolio
This Is Not a Poem
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In collaboration with poet Fatemeh Shams.
2023, letters curved from wood - paint - fishlines - hidden audio projection, (dimensions variable installation)
Persian Ground, American Sky
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2018, Lapis Lazuli and cornstarch on paper mounted on wood -
image projection - wall paint, 6 x 10 ft (dimensions variable installation)
This Persian Sweet in Bengal, Indian Parrots Will be Cracking
2018, etched and inked copper plate - sugar cones - wood shelf - Risograph print
mounted on wood, 8 x 10 ft (dimensions variable installation)
More Saturated Behind the Veil
2017, paper and acrylic on canvas, 6 x 7 ft (dimensions variable installation)
Prologue for a Pot
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2018 , ceramic - digital print mounted on wood - image projection - wall paint,
8 x 10 ft (dimensions variable installation)
We Have Lived Between These Lines
2018, digital print on paper cut-outs adhered on the wall, 10 x 11 ft (dimensions variable installation)
“Ayatollah Ala Ayatolensan” The Sign of God on the Sign of Man (no. 3)
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2018, Digital print, acrylic, and image projection on canvas, 60 x 72”
“Ayatollah Ala Ayatolensan” The Sign of God on the Sign of Man (no. 2)
2018, Lapis Lazuli, acrylic, sugar, corn starch on canvas - image projection, 24 x 24 in
They said unveil, bring the secrets here, Where is here? out here where I am?
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2018, Risograph, screen, and digital prints mounted on wood - rug - wood pallets - speaker - tray - sugar cubes, 11 x 16 ft (dimensions variable installation)
Philadelphia Sun on Esfahan Tile, In Tehran Time
2018, Ceramic tile - image projection - painted metal watch - wall paint
8 x 10 ft (dimensions variable installation)
Stabbed on the Horizon
2018, woodcut print textile - metal and wood, 10 x 10 ft (dimensions variable installation)
Projectile
2017, paper and acrylic on rolled canvas - metal step ladder, 96 x 65 x 35 in