Available Works

Out Of Character

Artists are the ones recording the history. In storytelling, it is imperative to understand a character’s personality and behavioral tendencies in order to capture an appealing characterization of that persona within the narrative structure. One has to live, breathe, and feel the surroundings alongside the characters he/she creates. For me, within this context, I intend to restructure real personalities visually and create a new persona. In a way, I am distorting history by projecting these characters through a humorous lens. I am implementing fictional characterizations of these individuals within the audience’s mind regardless of the reality. My intention is to build these characters from the inside out, investing them with a past and a persona only hinted at in the history.

Select Exhibitions

Pouya Afshar

Press

Sand Francisco State University Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, Iranian Diaspora Spotlight | “We are that poppy born of fire”—A Conversation with Artist, Pouya Afshar | 11/17/2022

LACMA Artist Conversation | A Virtual Studio Visit with Pouya Afshar | 12/17/2020 | Password: lacma2020.

Princeton Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies | In Character: A Conversation with Iranian American Artist Pouya Afshar | 11/30/2020