Makan Negahban
Makan Negahban is a self-taught Iranian-American artist based in Los Angeles. Having written and performed music for the better part of a decade, Makan transitioned to painting and has since been a part of various group and solo shows. His work is broad in technique, in composition, and in application of media so as to make use of the rich array of artistic languages afforded to a contemporary person to better express and explore the vast ecosystem of experience.
His works are a means of capturing a raw and expressive performance. They are executed quickly on unprimed, unstretched canvas and aim to contain within them the energy of the moment. The subject of his paintings is scenes and moments of human activity; by presenting these scenes using the entire scope of representation, from primitive scribbling to realistic renderings, Makan’s paintings both exist as lively vehicles of expression, and also as tender meditations on the ephemeral and fleeting quality of the aesthetic moments of human experience.
