Twins

 
Saturated, inky colors and rich, textural line work fill a portrait of two people in bed. One person is sound asleep. The other gazes at the viewer with one eye. On the wall above them is a framed art piece depicting another face with closed eyes.

“Twins” by Mojtaba Taghvaei (aka “Moshtaba”).
Marker and gouache on cardboard, 15 cm x12 cm, 2021.

Mojtaba Taghvaei (aka “Moshtaba”) (@seldomseenkid_) is an artist from Iran working on a dystopian collection in the magical realism/artificial realism mood based on the contemporary Middle East he lives in. He has had four solo exhibitions in Tehran and participated in group exhibitions and art fairs around the world. Website: moshtabastudio.com

 
art, 2024SLMMojtaba Taghvaei (aka “Moshtaba”)