Mohsen Asgarian

Mohsen Asgarian (b. 1948, Tehran, Iran) started working in various jobs (copper smithing, making oil lamps, roofing and duct construction, making air conditioner vents, etc.), and continued his education until graduating from high school. He has painted the walls, from the entrance to the roof of the building he has made with his own hands. Asgarian’s paintings are inspired by the sessions for praising the family of the Prophet (PBUH), and verses of Quran, or the poetry of the great Persian poets. Asgarian lives and works in Lavasan. (His body of works, according to the Outsider Art, is defined as Self-taught Art.

Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on glass, 31x 37 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on glass, 37x 31 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on glass, 37x 31 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on glass, 37x 31 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on glass, 37x 31 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on paper, 60.5x 51.5 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on board, 66x 52 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on paper, 70x 50 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on paper, 70x 57.5 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, untitled, oil color on paper, 89.5x 68.5 cm, 2021
Mohsen Asgarian, the 8th annual outsider art exhibition, installation view, 2022