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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.
An Iranian sculptor brings his art to the river, beaches—and parks.
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Paradise & Hell : 18th Environmental Art Festival in Iran - Paradise Art Center (August 2008) Report by Ahmad Nadalian In the past two months many young artists from different parts of Iran contacted me ans wish to be part of new environmental art events. 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. After a call by Mahe- Mehr cultural and artistic institution, I organize this event and respond to this essential need of our society. During the Agust 2008 more than 150 artists from different parts of Iran traveled to Paradise Art Center and participated in our new environmental festival in nature and realize a collaborative project. This festival focuses on the story of creation, mother goddess, paradise and hell. The mystics in Iran simply interpreted paradise and angels as being the good deeds of man. Hell and demon is symbolized our bad behavior.
In our paradise the story began when we mix earth with water which is the essential source of life.
Mother earth ...
We enjoy to be in paradise
beside angels ...
There were other creatures too
We excluded from paradise
Fire of hell purified our bad deeds …
Our Evil
Now we are one with nature.
One of the groups of artists in Paradise garden
A German artist, Signe Maehler who is photographer joined our festival and documented our event.
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