As an emerging painter within the field of contemporary art, Reza Nejati-Namin creates juxtapositions through carefully constructed compositions depicting personal iconography and internal movements of his thinking. Nejati-Namin explores the kaleidoscope of memories and outer-zones of his imagination referring to his childhood. Deriving inspiration from popular culture, hard-edge painting, and the work of other artists such as Jean-Michael Basquiat, Stuart Davis, Peter Halley, and Keith Haring, his work grapples with the television culture—especially animation—from the nineties/early twenty-first century. Through the process of creating deceptively simple indexical graphics, bold graffiti-like images of demons, and complex, intensely bright color schemes, Nejati-Namin's work is significantly layered with meanings. He is able to gain control of these menacing elements by reestablishing the space of his memories out of which they originate into the representative space of a painting. Nejati-Namin is able to experience the transition of identity and the reconciling of his memories. Be sure to join us on Friday, May 11th from 6-9pm at the MFA Graduate Studios to enjoy Reza's thesis work, along with the other 2018 graduates! MFA Thesis Exhibition and Reception For more information: visit Reza Nejati-Namin online. Artist portrait by Shun Yong Categories All Events Student Activities Student Profile Thesis