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Y.Z. Kami
1956–
Y.Z. Kami (born 1956, Kamran Youssefzadeh; Persian: کامران یوسفزاده) is an Iranian-born American visual artist. He is known for his large scale portrait paintings in oil on line. Kami is based in New York City. His works recreate the visceral experience of a face-to-face encounter. Through a matte, uniform haze, he depicts his subjects with eyes open or closed, gazing forward or looking down. In this way, drawing inspiration from a wide range of philosophical, literary, and religious texts, Kami continues the art historical quest to locate the unknown within material form. He explores these themes not only in his paintings, but also in photographs, collage works, editioned prints, and site-specific, sculptural installations. It was his large-scale portraits that first gained him acclaim from the international art world, leading to receptions of his artworks in various important museum exhibitions and biennials.
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Y.Z. Kami
Artist Bio
Y.Z. Kami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1956 and lives and works in New York. He studied philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley (1974-75) and the Sorbonne in Paris. His work has been widely exhibited at venues including the Parrish Museum of Art (2007), the Museum of Modern Art (2006), the Istanbul Biennial (2005) , and Deitch Projects (2001, 1999, 1998). Most recently, his work was featured in “Think With the Senses, Feel With the Mind” curated by Robert Storr at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. (bio)
Y.Z. Kami at Gagosian Gallery
Y.Z. Kami on Saatchi Online
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Y.Z. Kami
Iranian-born American artist (born 1956)
Y.Z. Kami (born 1956, Kamran Youssefzadeh; Persian: کامران یوسفزاده) is an Iranian-born American visual artist. He is known for his large scale portrait paintings in oil on line. Kami is based in New York City.[1] His works recreate the visceral experience of a face-to-face encounter. Through a matte, uniform haze, he depicts his subjects with eyes open or closed, gazing forward or looking down. In this way, drawing inspiration from a wide range of philosophical, literary, and religious texts, Kami continues the art historical quest to locate the unknown within material form.[2] He explores these themes not only in his paintings, but also in photographs, collage works, editioned prints, and site-specific, sculptural installations. It was his large-scale portraits that first gained him acclaim from the international art world, leading to receptions of his artworks in various important museum exhibitions and biennials.
Early life and education
Y.Z. Kami was born in 1956, in Tehran, Pahlavi Ira