Born in Iran, artist and essayist Sam Samiee (1988, Tehran) creates painting installations that go beyond traditional paintings. He combines two-dimensional paintings with various three-dimensional objects to explore the possibilities and limitations of traditional painting.
Samiee is also a researcher: he delves into Western painting, philosophy, and psychoanalysis, while studying the rich history of Persian literature. In his work, he attempts to unite Western visual culture with Eastern literary culture. By breaking away from the tradition of two-dimensional painting, he constantly questions how to convey the three-dimensional world as an artist. As he says, “Painting, for me, is a way to further develop and express all of my ideas and thoughts.”
In the Projectenzaal of the Gemeentemuseum, Samiee, who works in Amsterdam, Berlin, and Tehran and studied at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in 2014-2015, presents an installation that brings together works from 2014 until now. He also incorporates some (two-dimensional) paintings from the Gemeentemuseum’s collection by artists such as Constant, Paul Thek, and Emo Verkerk, with whom he feels a connection.
www.ftn-books.com has the invitation for the Samiee exhibition in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag now available.
