Homo
sapience, a brilliant collection of sculpture from Masoud
AkhavanJam. He is an Iranian contemporary artist, who has been involved in
industry for long years. This exhibition explores his tireless fascination with
art practices. This gathering of figurative forms enters him into a new and
uncertain future of his career all made of castings of stainless steel. In the
first glance, these works while showing off their exquisite technic, may cause
their admirers to wonder whether they are male or female. This mixture of
devotion and completeness is vividly apparent in these works based on figures
in innovative forms and a material which reflects the images of the visitors
while they are turning around and at the same time, excitingly discovering the
new aspects of the works. Remarkable use of movement with clever utilization of
surfaces has led to movement and undoubtedly it is one of the most significant
characteristics of these works along with the flawless usage of material. This
new material develops the eyes to judge the technic as a new approach to
contemporary sculpture scene. Stainless steel is highly used in architecture
and industry but Masoud AkhavanJam drawn people’s attention to the beauty of
the stainless steel in sculpture.