Bio

When a sharp piece of stone made its first marks over the wall of a cave, by the hand of an unknown man, the urge to express feelings through pictures started its journey, and the first art was created.

I love the challenges that drawing the human form can throw at me. If people can connect to my work and if I can inspire someone to pick up a pencil and start drawing, then I know I have achieved what I wanted from my art. I am intrigued by the nuances, moving a line through the contours of a body, feeling the wind in the lines of the trees, breaking lines across the waves of an ocean, feeling the warmth of the morning sun over soft skin. These are the details that move me. It is a reminder that although making images is easy to achieve, mastering the skill requires a lifetime.

Siamand Salehian born in Urmia, Iran in 1971, is a painter and graphic artist working and living in London. Siamand began his journey as an artist in his late teens composing intricate pencil drawings as part of an exhibition he took part in during a stint in the military. Inspired by the work of his contemporaries, Siamand began extending his art to more interpretive portraits, incorporating color and texture to enliven his compositions. After moving to London several years later, Siamand began instruction in a variety of artistic styles, furthering his exposure to watercolor and acrylic techniques. Many of Siamand’s pieces are studies in the subtleties of portraiture in various styles. A pronouncement of his lifelong fascination with the human form and the ways in which it can find expression through art.

Influenced by the work of Spanish artist Luis Royo, and American Art Professor Riven Phoenix, Siamand is currently investigating the human form and the ways it can be recreated purely through the imagination.