The Mystical Creatures of Eden (Hippo)

Mohammad Barrangi (1988 - )

solvent transfer on paper

2021

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Holy See
    City: Vatican City
    Place: British Embassy

    This work is part of the series 'The Mystical Creatures of Eden', and combines Persian calligraphy and motifs with scenes of nature from Mohammad Barrangi’s birthplace, Iran. Significant female figures from his life and animals are reimagined for the other-worldly landscapes he creates. Barrangi’s visual language moves across time and place and is a direct response to his experience of the world. He has developed a particular form of printmaking in a two-stage process that involves drawing and printing onto handmade paper. The first stage is using an Iranian calligraphy method to make the initial drawing. He then scans, collages, and prints the drawings. They are then transferred using cellulose thinners onto a new sheet of paper, which has been prepared with Iranian wood stain.


  • About the artist
    Mohammad Barrangi was born in Iran. He majored in graphic design at the Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon, after which he moved into book illustration and printmaking. Barrangi moved to the UK and graduated with an MA at the Royal Drawing School in 2019. His work combines elements of calligraphy, storytelling and text often with elements of humour. Born without the use of his left arm, Barrangi has developed a unique process of making large murals, as well as smaller works on paper. He has works in the collections of the British Museum, Leeds Art Gallery, and the San Diego Museum of Art. Recent exhibitions include: Lighthouse, The Stanley and Audrey Gallery, University of Leeds (2024); Playing in Wonderland, The Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester (2023) Dreamland, The Art House, Wakefield; 'Anything Is Possible’, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh (both 2022) and 'The Conference of the Birds', Advocartsy, Los Angeles (2020-21).
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    Artist
    Mohammad Barrangi (1988 - )
    Title
    The Mystical Creatures of Eden (Hippo)
    Date
    2021
    Medium
    solvent transfer on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 36.0 cm; width: 48.0 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from International Curator's Forum (ICE), March 2022
    Provenance
    The artist, via International Curators Forum (ICE); from whom purchased by UK Government Art Collection, 31 March 2022
    GAC number
    19076