HdM Gallery - Booth A207
Mohammad Banissi, Untitled, 100 x 70cm, Mixed media on paper, Courtesy of the artist and HdM Gallery
For this edition of Asia Now, HdM Gallery will be showing works by our Chinese artists Hu Weiyi, Hao Shiming, Qian Jiahua, Yang Yongliang, Yun Yongye, Wang Yi, Xie Lei and Xue Ruozhe. Seeing as this year Asia Now has had a focus on Iranian art, we will also present a selection of works by artist Mohammad Banissi.
“Born under the difficult circumstances in which his twin brother passed away, Banissi suffers from numerous disabilities that require rehabilitation and behavioural therapy. Long stays in hospital due to the treatment of a severe meningitis and operations on the heart, lungs and spinal cord led him to stop his schooling and devote himself to drawing from 2005.
His work in pencil, ballpoint pen and colored felt pen is exuberant, reflecting a fantastic universe inhabited by dreamlike and poetic creatures. If his universe is easily recognizable, Banissi is not confined to one style, his drawings explore different paths, creating multiple series with boundless creativity.
Banissi is exhibited in galleries in France, UK and Holland and has participated in several Outsider Art Fairs", written by curator Jean-Marc Decrop. Mohammad is represented by HdM gallery (London / Paris / Beijing).