“My signature style revolves around mixing the old and the new, giving a new meaning to the old using the new and vice versa.“
The work focuses on being aware of the present with more than just your consciousness. This body of works marks the human transformation, highlighting the space between the conscious and unconscious – accessing one’s psyche to bring about locked knowledge, intuition and human sensitivity. Sassan has developed a signature style of scraped painting – oscillating between abstract and figurative structure. In his oil paintings he relays and spreads numerous blends over particular points. Doing so, he creates mosaic-like perspectives or apparent impressions through prisms. Through the technique of layering, the artist reflects the history, the emotions of the people and a strong sense of experiencing positive emotional stimulation, which is awakened in the viewer. Each one of his works draws the attention to the utter inner awareness. The textured compositions invite to surrender to an unseen, calming realm. Playing with dark and light, the imperfectly beauty of the mess and aesthetic. Behnam-Bakhtiar’s paintings balance colour frequencies which compose his internal feelings. He refers to the naturally given sensitive intuition of the individual. With his works, he allows the viewer to immerse into his ethnic cultural identity and share vivid experiences. Opening a dialogue between the eastern and western world, tradition and innovation, intellect and emotions, the artist draws on thousands of years of Iranian culture. He integrate ancient Persian motifs, patterns and landscapes into large-scale mixed media artworks, thereby exploring Iranian identity in the 21st century.