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biography

Keyvan Heydari a.k.a Ck1Born in Tehran 1985Visual artist and graffiti pioneer in Iranhttp://ck1graffiti.com/

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Personal Details Name & surname: Keyvan Heydari Shovir

Date of birth: 21.06.1985Place of birth: Tehran- Iran

Email: Ck1artist@gmail.com

Education & QualificationsGraduated from Honarhaye Moaser highschool In Graphic 2001Graduated in painting from Azad University of Tabriz 2009

Publications

Skills and work experienceVideo music clip maker Collaboration with municipalityCarpentering

InterestSkateboarding ,SnowboardingMusic : reggae dub ,Rock , Hip-hop

Group painting exhibition , Seyhoun art gallery 2011

I have been spending most of my times painting in my own studio, working on canvas ,wood and corkboard. As my desire to make a great fusion of traditional and modern art together, I'm always using Iranian motifs ,calligraphy and poems of old Persian poets like Molana and hafiz.

Mixed media on canvas

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THE HOPE

Mixed media on canvas

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Eastern girl

Art aint a crimeIn Iran graffiti is considered to be a bit more politically offensive than most of other countries . I started painting with ck1 signature in streets of Tehran in and some other cities like Tabriz. Then I tried to use Persian words in my artworks .One of the things I was really into were the illustrations that accompanied the manuscripts of two very popular Iranian poets-Hafez and Rumi- so I started working on canvas and experimented with combining the traditional Persian art and culture with contemporary street art. I got interested in print making in high school and chosen stencils for my works.What draws me to the wall is the suffering I witness every day. Poverty, hunger and misery deprive people from living a life of love and friendship. You see it in peoples' eyes; sadness leaves no room to think about peace. I see these things and I want to communicate what I feel is meaning of life to our people, that's why I love painting on the walls.

These Vinyl records painted with markers and spray are from a series of works which I have been doing over the years on found records. Most of the designs are influenced by Iranian and Indian traditional patterns .Also calligraphies are Hafez and Molavi poems try to give the concept of the peace. Each one is hand painted or printed on to a found 12x12” Vinyl Record. They are ready to hang or can be dry mounted into a frame.

Since first days I had this thought that why should I throw my cans out while I can keep them as reminders of each graffiti job I did , plus earth is not a waste bin for future generation to empty it . And these years a collection of 300 cans is a lovely decoration in my room . The whole idea is about creating art from litters.

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You are viewing a listing for a pair of custom painted canvas shoes in the Vans style. I love to improvise , but the basis of my imaginations for the designs deviated from middle eastern motifs and ,like those ones you might find on Persian rugs ,carpets and textiles , even mosque ceramics.

Each day we put on normal day life masks ,but , these are behind the scenes faces that reveal our whole life secrets, the look expresses the third eye belief which has come from deep ancient Iranian traditions . I have made hundreds of stickers out of them and they can be seen on most walls of Tehran and other cities.

Iran/Yazd England/London

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” as Bob Marley.

All these years I have accompanied music bands with designing their album cover and artworks , like making video clips . Besides trying to compose few songs, I thought that painting on music instruments like guitars and especially Udu-drum would be innovative, This way I have connected my paintings to the music world.

Life on wheels :Skateboard takes me everywhere, with no pollution simply helps me get everywhere freely . Also I started painting on skate ramps and skateboard decks , and this took me to a whole new level which is connection of graffiti and extreme sports.

skateboard decks

It was an urban project of Tehran municipality which I

was asked to take over and it was a whole new type

of wall painting for them . It’s a basketball court

somewhere close to Fatemi square, almost a city

center . Soon it became of a hangout place for so

many Tehran ballplayers and rappers.

Basketball court

The POOLThere was this old and busted swimming pool next to our block, and since it was deserted, we thought it would be a cool idea to make a skate park out of it. Ramps and half pipes were sketched on paper and sands and bricks came in not with trucks but with our own hands. Less than a week with 24/7 man labor ,we made it happen. Since we were spending most of our times in there we decided to fresh up the pool. At the time I was working on a wall painting in Ekbatan , and this photo shows what I had in mind. Graffiti. Soon it turned into skaters hangout place, and those ones were eager to know about what was graffiti, it was like a graffiti exhibition house, the most known paper in Tehran(Hamshahri) wrote about it, France Arte channel shot a video, and BBC Farsi interviewed me and my friends. Although recently the graffiti were painted over, but memories of the pool is still in our minds.

CULTURES OF RESISTANCE the film is a documentary feature directed by Iara Lee. The film highlights the work of artists, musicians, and dancers throughout the world who are working for peace and justice, and are re-conceiving resistance as a fundamentally creative act.Does each gesture really make a difference? Can

music and dance be weapons of peace? Director Iara

Lee embarked on a two-year, five-continent trek to

find out. From MALI and its Tuareg sounds of

resistance to war torn SRI LANKA where brutal

conflict between the state and the Tamil Tigers

resulted in massive destruction and loss of civilian

life, moving on to BRAZIL where gun-guitars

transform the reality of slum kids, and ending in

PALESTINIAN refugee camps in LEBANON, where

photography, music and film have given a voice to

the people.

CULTURES OF RESISTANCE explores how art and

engagement can be the ammunition in the war for

peace and justice.

Moving to a final destination, the film gives the

viewer a human portrait of another often-maligned

state, Iran . And they meet CK1 that employs the

cover of night and expresses dissent on city walls.

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The Blend the World community is a feet-on-the-street movement that is grounded in the belief that one (Optimistic! Inspiring! Fearless!) individual can, and does, make a world of difference.From Baghdad to Tehran, from Afghanistan to Myanmar, there are countries and villages across the globe in need of a little help, and a whole lot of hope. Blend the World has come together to raise awareness of global hotspots, and to spread a message throughout these communities of tolerance, love, and unrelenting optimism.The Blend the World community started with some of the global hotspots we read about in the headlines everyday. We visited, talked to people, and found emerging artists who wanted to make a small difference in their own countries. Each artist was asked to express Blend the World in their own voice, in their own way, for their own country or community. We then created a video to help get their message to the world. These talented photographers, performers, musicians, painters, underground artists and street artists Like CK1 from Iran helped spread the Blend the World message in their own communities, and around the world. Although their countries have been at war, bonds were tied across borders these artists faced the everyday insecurity of war, terror attacks, and civil unrest. Each exploring the limits of what is possible, when you dare to Blend the World

Blend the World © / BLEND A/S / www.blendcompany.com

September 10, 2009 By Raja Abdulrahim

http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2007/paolo_woods_iran/

Faces of Iran By Paolo Woods

Tehran Rats

http://www.arte.tv/de/Kultur-entdecken/tracks/20050106/1347380,CmC=1348042.html

work shop Tapesh Tv

Tehran Rats

A work shop in lotus cafe

www.azadartgallery.com

From streets of IRAN

2010 group exhibition, Los Angeles

Za, rage against the machine

2008 Group photography exhibition, Mehrva gallery Tehran

First time presenting graffiti in a gallery in Iran

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