Iranian-born California Artist Max Emadi
"Max" Makan Emadi emigrated with his family to Southern California from Iran in 1979 at the age of fourteen.While attending high school he became interested in art courses and took ceramics for four years. Following high school, he studied sculpting with Betty Davenport Ford.
Max's career took him away from art for many years. He received training and worked as a Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor and found his second passion in the helping field. He pursued his education by completing a bachelor's degree in social work and a master's degree in the same field.
After becoming established in his career as a psychotherapist he decided to revisit the artistic interests of his teenage-years. In the last few years, Max has participated in a number of group shows and been featured in several solo exhibitions. His paintings extend from abstract works to political art, and he also sculpts small ceramic busts.
Max Emadi has painted a wide range of works in oil including abstract paintings, portraits and self-portraits.
He has also painted extensive bodies of work representing political figures (Terrorists and Freedom-Fighters series) and cultural celebrities (Hero Worship series).
His most controversial series comments on "hijab", the Islamic dress code, with two series to date: Calendar Girls and Femme Fatale
Since 2002, Emadi has also produced small ceramic sculptures (Beautiful Monsters series)
6 comments:
This is very disgusting, I ask of you to remove the pictures and stop propagating such blasphemy of Muslim women.
Emadi's Mom Calendar rather Islamic calendar.
you are a disgrace, and get your mom's milk on your face.
please if you have human sensation remove the pictures because you will not accept the same from any one agents your religion or your culture,, we have culture like you and beliefs and costumes so don't distribute bad view about you
thanks,
hello,
I am a muslim, mashallah ( praise be to allah ), and I respectfully object with what you are doing.
I only have one request to you, to ask yourself the question of the purpose of life and why we are here. I suggest you actually read the Qu'ran before criticizing our religion. please... you are basically criticizing something which you have not explored.
you will find out that our religion is the complete opposite of what it is shown to be...you have to realise that there are alot of black sheep in our religion. Our Qu'ran explains EVERYTHING.. and before you do anything else- read it..
may god guide you to the right path - subhanallah ( glory be to allah )
please, remove these for the sake of respect.
Hello Max. I think I have something to say not so much from the angle of religious propreity (of which i completely understand the offense all the previous comments reveal), but rather from the angle of an art-writer/researcher and an art-critic. I've only felt the need to respond because you seem to have an inclination towards pursuing a career as an artist, and you want to share/discuss your art with others. Unfortunately, I think you've got all facets of your idea behind this Islamic erotica series awry. It lacks any insight whatsoever as a creative artistic endeavour because if representation lies at the heart of your art-making, then your paintings represent 'Islam' and 'women' in the worst stereotypes available to the world today. I hope you'll reflect on this, atleast if you take yourself and your art seriously. FYI, I chanced upon your blog because I set out to google for Islamic Art. Sadly, I've had little to gain from it.
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