Untitled From the 'Once Upon a Time' Series
2013
Tarlan Rafiee's graphic collages from the 'Once Upon a Time' series bring together iconic Iranian figures, place and things, stacked in dense lines and saturated colour. The combination and superposition of diverse symbols address the richness of Iranian modern identity.
The figures of Haj Mohammad Sadegh Bolourforoush and the Gholamreza Takhti (1930-1968) are repeated on this work. They were two famous pahlavan and wrestler, respectively from the end of the nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. Different Iranian symbols surround them, such as multiple representations of flowers and mount Damavand, the Azadi tower in Tehran built in 1971 and finally Iran's national car, Paykan.
The figures of Haj Mohammad Sadegh Bolourforoush and the Gholamreza Takhti (1930-1968) are repeated on this work. They were two famous pahlavan and wrestler, respectively from the end of the nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. Different Iranian symbols surround them, such as multiple representations of flowers and mount Damavand, the Azadi tower in Tehran built in 1971 and finally Iran's national car, Paykan.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mixed technique on paper (collage, Giclée print, gouache, watercolour, pen pencil and ink) |
| Brief description | 'Once Upon a Time' by Tarlan Rafiee, 2013 |
| Physical description | Tarlan Rafiee's graphic collages from the 'Once Upon a Time' series bring together iconic Iranian figures, place and things, stacked in dense lines and saturated colour. The combination and superposition of diverse symbols address the richness of Iranian modern identity. The figures of Haj Mohammad Sadegh Bolourforoush and the Gholamreza Takhti (1930-1968) are repeated on this work. They were two famous pahlavan and wrestler, respectively from the end of the nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. Different Iranian symbols surround them, such as multiple representations of flowers and mount Damavand, the Azadi tower in Tehran built in 1971 and finally Iran's national car, Paykan. |
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| Credit line | Anonymous donation |
| Object history | Displayed in Cars: Accelerating the Modern World at the V&A (November 2019 to April 2020) |
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| Accession number | ME.5-2021 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2019 |
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