Friday, May 19, 2023

Raoof Haghighi
(b. 1976)

Raoof Haghighi is an Iranian-born British artist, known for his portraiture and realism. He was born in 1976 in Shiraz, Iran. His father was an artist and it was in Iran where he started to learn painting; he is a self taught artist. Since 1995, he has had many group and solo art exhibitions internationally, including in Iran, the United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Spain, and Ireland.
In April 2023, Raoof will showcase his ‘surreal and hyperrealistic’ portraits and drawings at a London exhibit which he is dedicating to ‘all the brave women’ in Iran fighting for their freedom.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoof_Haghighi


Think before you speak
Acrylic on kraft paper 
15x20cm
Private collection
https://www.instagram.com/raoof.h/

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