Ata Mohammadi

Ata Mohammadi was born in 1368 in Tehran. He is an expert in graphic design. He received an associate degree in graphic design from Islamic Azad University and a diploma in graphic design from Shahid Modares Conservatory. The imaginary and surreal world created by Atta Mohammadi is based on the placement of objects that we have seen many times in our daily life, but this time they are not in their place. Each frame of Ata Mohammadi’s works represents a story of the objects that are placed together, which are metaphorical and raise the question, what distinguishes Ata’s works from other artists in the same field? Do his works depict a fresh and new daily life, and the images that include seen and normal objects, but with a different and questionable combination, have become a work of art? The different style and technical accuracy have made the works of this artist not specific to a specific time and place, and the use of brown color emphasizes the placelessness and endlessness of his works. With more care and exploration, we come to a theory about his works that the different feeling that his works give to his audience is due to the transfer of connecting politics and emotional feelings.
With a close look at his works and the absence of any technical problems, one can really doubt the creation of these works by human hands. Discovering a combination of sadness and realism in Atta Mohammadi’s works reminds art lovers of the caricatures of the American illustrator Brad Holland and the French painter Roland Topor. The sarcastic metaphor seen in his works challenges stereotypes in his own style. And this question can be raised whether this style of his is due to the circumstances around him or not? Or is he thinking about the problems and cultural problems that can be found all over the world? Is his style limited to the world around him or does it have a bigger effect and covers the whole world? Ata Mohammadi has a special language in presenting his works. He constantly displays the problems around him not only with artistic tools but also with a method that is fruitful and understandable and tangible to the society. Barbed shoulders, a teapot hanging on a sunbed, and many other works of his show his kind of opposition to the concept of limitation, and the objects have an allusion to what is a deeper concept and meaning than just showing the object itself. A thing is no longer just a thing, but expresses a deeper meaning and concept. From a historical point of view, his works express the beauty that was displayed by the Surrealist after the Second World War. Freedom of expression, protest and innovation can be called an important element in the creation of Atta Mohammadi’s works.

Awards

  • As the chosen project in the 8th world round
  • 1394 Behance portfolio reviews, Tehran in the section (photo) 1394
  • 3rd place in Sinai photo festival (creative photo) 2013
  • Second place in the poster section of the 6th Fajr International Visual Arts Festival 2012
  • First place in the poster design section of the Rare Diseases Foundation 1392
  • First place in recycling poster design (Tehran Municipality) 2012
  • 3rd place in the design of water fire poster (Fire Day) 2011
  • First place in poster design of Islamic Azad University, Quds branch, 2007

Solo exhibition

  • Held a solo photo exhibition at Maherova Gallery, 2014
  • Holding a solo photo exhibition at Daria Begi Gallery, 1391

Group exhibition

  • Participation in the poster group exhibition in the central library of Ardabil province, 2015
  • Company in the photo group exhibition at Maherova Gallery 2014
  • Holding a group photo exhibition in Delhi (India) 2012
  • Participation in poster group exhibition at Cheharso Gallery, 1392
  • Participation in the photo group exhibition at Mohsen Gallery, 1392
  • Participation in the poster group exhibition at Kamaluddin Behzad Academy 2008
  • Participation in the poster group exhibition at Shafaq Academy 2007

Art records

  • Selection of 4 posters in the international festival of Poland 2014
  • Selection of 2 posters in the Butterfly of Hope festival (MS disease) 2013
  • Photo published in No. 8 of the International Photo Pix magazine, 1392