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PARADISE (PARDIS) is a celestial garden. The words of paradeisos in Greek, paradise in European languages, and firdaws in Arabic, originally came from Persia the "Avestan pairi-daeza" , meaning garden, itself was the terrestrial image of the celestial garden of paradise. The term of paradise also means a piece of land made more agreeable than its surroundings by cultivation or an enclosure, and especially a royal park. In the Islamic religious text paradise (firduws), is described as an eternal spring and garden with which the trees have continuous blossoms and everything is joyful. In this garden, there is no time and its inhabitants are all young. According to Sufis, paradise is the manifestation of absolute beauty and the inhabitants of "Paradise" enter into every beautiful form that they conceive and desire . Moslem mystics simply interpreted paradise as being the good deeds of man.
Journey across South Africa: The Sprit of Rocks and Water
Calendar of our journey in South Africa
Paradise & Hell :18th Environmental Art Festival
Environmental art is the art of the future. We can learn how to behave with nature. I wish in the future we could have one environmental art event per day.
An Iranian sculptor brings his art to the river, beaches—and parks.
On the first January 2008 we received British sculptor, Benjamin Hewett (Ben) who came to our Paradise. On the 2nd of April 2008, Ben went back home. Before he left I give him one of my carvings which had a design of a bird. I called this bird “the Bird of Peace”. Ben will take it home and make a nest in a hollow of a tree where he lives and this bird will start a new life.
Sculpture Magazine (Vol. 27, No. 2) March 2008
Environmental Art Festival on the Persian Gulf
Print on Sand in the Coast of Pesian Gulf Works By Ahmad Nadalian
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
New works by Nadalian in “Verdearte” 2006: Italy
Environmental Installations and Performance
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Performance and Environmental Installations
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Environmental Installations and Performance
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Performance and Environmental Installations
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
More: Painting on fabric by colored Earth
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Environmental Installations and Performance
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Performance and Environmental Installations
Environmental Installation and Music with Garbage
Designs on Portraiture by Red Earth
Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival (More Works) (December 2007)
Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival (December 2007)
Second section: Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival
Works in Rock Creek River- Washington DC
Red People - Kansas City Missouri
Carved Stones in Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Reaction to ignoring historic site
Second section: Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival
Report: Kerman Environmental Art Festival
Dream of Peace in Persian Gulf
Utne Magazine May-June 2006 USA
Ahmad Nadalian
Nadalian: River Art An interview by John K. GRANDE Nadalian is an Iranian sculptor whose life's work involves engendering respect for living creatures and the natural environment. To achieve this, besides living with nature himself, he established sculpture grounds in a peaceful environment in natural surroundings. Water is a living element that contributes to his sculptures, and many of the symbols he engraves and sculpts are derived from ancient mythology and the rituals of pre-Islamic civilizations. more
By carving simple fish shapes and other forms onto small stones and river rocks, artist Ahmad Nadalian seeks to repopulate the spirit of neglected streams and rivers in his native Iran and around the world and share these treasures with future generations ... Over the past decade the artist has frequently traveled to cities and remote regions and locations in every continent to work with children and local residents to create countless treasures ... more
About Ahmad Nadalian
"I was so impressed with your concept, working at low tide in the early mornings to carve signs that during the day would be concealed. It calls into question so much about time, history, language, meaning, and sculpture." More
Environmental art is the art of the future. We can learn how to behave with nature. I wish in the future we could have one environmental art event per day.
Environmental art is the art of the future. We can learn how to behave with nature. I wish in the future we could have one environmental art event per day.
An Iranian sculptor brings his art to the river, beaches—and parks.
Paradise & Hell :18th Environmental Art Festival
Journey across South Africa: The Sprit of Rocks and Water
PARADISE (PARDIS) is a celestial garden. The words of paradeisos in Greek, paradise in European languages, and firdaws in Arabic, originally came from Persia the "Avestan pairi-daeza" , meaning garden, itself was the terrestrial image of the celestial garden of paradise. The term of paradise also means a piece of land made more agreeable than its surroundings by cultivation or an enclosure, and especially a royal park. In the Islamic religious text paradise (firduws), is described as an eternal spring and garden with which the trees have continuous blossoms and everything is joyful. In this garden, there is no time and its inhabitants are all young. According to Sufis, paradise is the manifestation of absolute beauty and the inhabitants of "Paradise" enter into every beautiful form that they conceive and desire . Moslem mystics simply interpreted paradise as being the good deeds of man.
Journey across South Africa: The Sprit of Rocks and Water
Calendar of our journey in South Africa
Paradise & Hell :18th Environmental Art Festival
Environmental art is the art of the future. We can learn how to behave with nature. I wish in the future we could have one environmental art event per day.
PARADISE (PARDIS) is a celestial garden. The words of paradeisos in Greek, paradise in European languages, and firdaws in Arabic, originally came from Persia the "Avestan pairi-daeza" , meaning garden, itself was the terrestrial image of the celestial garden of paradise. The term of paradise also means a piece of land made more agreeable than its surroundings by cultivation or an enclosure, and especially a royal park. In the Islamic religious text paradise (firduws), is described as an eternal spring and garden with which the trees have continuous blossoms and everything is joyful. In this garden, there is no time and its inhabitants are all young. According to Sufis, paradise is the manifestation of absolute beauty and the inhabitants of "Paradise" enter into every beautiful form that they conceive and desire . Moslem mystics simply interpreted paradise as being the good deeds of man.
Journey across South Africa: The Sprit of Rocks and Water
Calendar of our journey in South Africa
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Earth Artist & Earth
Painting Hormoz Island - Persian Gulf December 2008
Works by Ahmad Nadalian
Earth is our mother or possibly a cradle in which we all grow. Earth holds the memory of our ancestors. We can see life of earth. In Persia there was such belief that the god of earth died in winter and was reborn in spring, as we can see that even today Iranians celebrate and starts the New Year on the first day of spring.
Diversity of Colored earth in Hormoz Island - Persian Gulf
It was two years ago that I suggested pure colored earth as a medium for environmental art projects in the Persian Gulf. During past two years I consequently traveled to Hormoz Island six times. On different occasions I used colored earth pigments for different projects. In the past two years I used local red earth called "Gelak" and painted the faces of people. During my journey to different parts of the world, I have also collected organic colors, which are actually colored earths. I have used these colored pigments to produce paintings. The diversity of colors represents different nations.
Nature of Hormoz Island - Persian Gulf
Nature of Hormoz Island - Persian Gulf
On the first day of my recent trip I began collecting these colored earth materials. These are the organic pigments from Hormoz Island.
Colored earth in Hormoz Island - Persian Gulf
In addition to a large environmental installation, I also added binder to colored earth and used this as paint on canvas. The subjects of these paintings depict creation.
My painting by colored earth on canvas
My painting by colored earth on canvas
During my stay in Hormoz, I made a new friend. A deer!
This deer accompanied me everyday and everywhere. It always preferred to play with me.
In the Persian Gulf (Hormoz Island), the red earth of Hormoz is used to cook "Soragh", which is a traditional food. This food consists of organic earth, local fish, and a kind of lemon or sour orange called,"Nareng". Soragh is typically served with bread. I used "Soragh" to paint bread. The most glorious moment was the moment when I ate this bread. As the real earth artists: a link between earth, human art and...
I have also printed my recent cylinder seals. This new cylinder depicts a sea horse. I also added colored earth to the sand and could see traces of these colors in my sand prints. Another cylinder shows the text, "Persian Gulf". This is my reaction to the distortion of the name of Persian Gulf in some international circles.
Another cylinder shows text "Persian Gulf". This is reaction to the distortion of the name of Persian Gulf in some international circles.
I discovered that on Hormoz Island, local people recycle plastic bags and other materials and produce handicrafts.
We need to learn how to reuse our garbage, otherwise all living creatures will continue to be in danger.
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