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Cairo Mo '20
Lush layers of volanoes, forest fires, tsunamis are interwoven with snarling dogs, invoking chaotic and powerful forces of nature. 30″ x 40″.
2018
Oil paint and thread on canvas
By Cairo Mo '20
I sought to express the conflicting emotions-guilt as well as pleasure-associating with eating cake.
2016
Ink Resist on Paper
While at SFMOMA with Stanford’s ITALIC program, I created this self-portrait to explore the merging of technology with my image of self.
2017
Photograph
This artwork examines the place of genetically modified organisms in modern society and how we view them, blurring the line between item and organism.
2014
fine-tip pen and watercolor on paper
Two paintings exploring emptiness and isolation, and confronting feelings of lack of control during the early stages of the pandemic.
2021
Acrylic on canvas, some collage from a news story
A cat in a Japanese restaurant.
2019
3D computer graphics
I painted a face digitally, and I like frames, angels, and rocket ships.
2020
Digital Art
In a knife fight, two versions of me grapple and wrestle for control, but both end up symmetrically and simultaneously triumphant and defeated.
Oil paint on found wood
A digital re-imagining of my piece about humanity’s changing relationship with the natural world.
2015
Mixed Media
A sketched self-portrait replaced into its photographic context.
Graphite on Paper, Photograph
Growing up in Iran taught me that limitation breed creativity. I tried to embody the same lesson by using alternative printing methods in the darkroom
Black & white photography
every part of this earth is a surrogate for the people that helped create iteach building reflects the community that built it
Acrylic on Canvas
A piece set on a quiet, sunny afternoon in Northeast Italy. Used a reference.
Colored Pencil on Paper
A colorful view of buildings and the sky over Florence (Firenze).
Oil Paint on Canvas
Often, I find myself missing the changing of seasons. But if I just look closely, signs of autumn are all around.
Nature Photography
A study of a tree for Drawing I in charcoal, exploring silhouettes and shading.
Charcoal on Paper
Abstract portrait that transcends the restrictions of the body and provides the opportunity for anyone of any background to identify with the piece.
2022
Acrylic Paint on Wood
This is a theatrical self portrait. Fractured light plays off a calm, restrained figure, creating tension and a sense of impending violence. 24″ x 30″
Oil paint on canvas
This is a painting of inception as an artist at the Louvre Museum recreates “The Death of Sardanapalus” by Delacroix, a little boy looking up in awe.
An ongoing series attempting to create an emotive instant through color theory principles
These are part of an ongoing series of portraits of people I met in passing. They can be displayed together or individually.
Oil on canvas