Interrogation

Ali Banisadr

2010 · Oil on linen · Islamic Art

As a child, Ali Banisadr (b. 1976) lived through the Iran-Iraq War. He paints the sounds and sights of war. The visual and narrative content of his works is shaped by his exposure to war, pop culture, cinema, graphic novels, and European painting. "Interrogation" is one of his apocalyptic paintings, in which meticulously rendered figures and monumental expanses reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch are combined with abstract brushwork and gestural compositions.

Artist

Ali Banisadr

Date

2010

Medium

Oil on linen

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, 2011 NoRuz at The Met Benefit, 2012