Ebtekar describes his work as “a visual glimpse of a crossroad where present day events meet history and mythology.” Inspired by the delicacy and intricacy found in Persian manuscript illuminations and Islamic architecture, the work employs the image and metaphor of the the portal, the gateway into the next, or the future.

 

Ala Ebtekar, Rapture. Mixed media digital pigment print 40" x 60", 2011 © Charlie James Gallery
Ala Ebtekar, Rapture. Mixed media digital pigment print 40″ x 60″, 2011 © Charlie James Gallery

 

Ala Ebtekar, MegaForce, ink and digital pigment on found poster in lightbox, 41" x 27", 2013 © Charlie James Gallery
Ala Ebtekar, MegaForce, ink and digital pigment on found poster in lightbox, 41″ x 27″, 2013 © Charlie James Gallery

 

Ala Ebtekar, Coelestis (after Hafez), acrylic and digital chine-collé on book pages mounted on canvas, 47 1/4" x 33", 2011 © Charlie James Gallery
Ala Ebtekar, Coelestis (after Hafez), acrylic and digital chine-collé on book pages mounted on canvas, 47 1/4″ x 33″, 2011 © Charlie James Gallery

 

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