Hossein Khosrojerdi (Iranian, b. 1957), Atlas, 2001, digital print on canvas, #3 from an edition of 5, to reverse Xerxes Art gallery label, canvas 149.5 x 71cm., framed 155 x 76cm. Khosrojerdi’s canvases vacillate between the surreal and the expressive. He is amongst those of his generation in Iran who moved away from the Eastern focus on aesthetics in the arts. It is the concept behind his works which is Khosrojerdi’s mode of, and reason for, artistic expression. On many levels his conceptual art is philosophical, exploring the notions of thought, remorse, regret and introspection, and above all, the importance of humility and self awareness (Xerxes Art website artist bio.) Please refer to department for condition report