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Akram Sartakhti | |
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 Akram Sartakhti in her studio, 2023 | |
| Born | c. 1950 Rey (Tehran), Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Naïve art / Outsider art |
Akram Sartakhti (Persian: اکرم سرتختی; born c. 1950 in Rey, Tehran) is an Iranian self-taught painter associated with naïve art and outsider art. Beginning to paint in her fifties, she has since held multiple solo and group exhibitions in Tehran, most notably at Saless Gallery.
Biography
[edit]Sartakhti was born around 1950 in Rey, south of Tehran. Sources differ on her exact year of birth, with some noting 1948 and Persian-language databases recording 1329 SH (1950/51).[1][2] She had no formal art education and began painting at about age fifty, reportedly at the request of a grandchild. Interviews emphasize her late start and her reliance on memories, folktales, and lived experience as subject matter.[3]
Work and style
[edit]Sartakhti is classified as a naïve or outsider artist. Her paintings are narrative and often colorful, depicting autobiographical experiences, dreams, epic tales, and religious stories. Common motifs include birds, ladders, women, and hybrid creatures. She works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, and colored pencils on diverse supports such as canvas, board, ceramics, and glass.[4]
Exhibitions
[edit]Solo (selected)
[edit]- Color of Life – Saless Gallery, Tehran, July 2019.[5]
- I Ran & Ran – Saless Gallery, Tehran, 18 June – 6 July 2021.[6]
- Wish Garden (Orchard of Aspirations) – Saless Gallery, Tehran, 15–26 December 2023.[7]
Group (selected)
[edit]- From Night to Day – Saless Gallery, 23 February 2024.[8]
- One Million – Saless Gallery, 30 August 2024.[8]
- Painting Pool (Hoz-e-Naghashi) – Saless Gallery, April 2018 (photo coverage).[9]
Reception
[edit]English-language Mashallah News profiled her in 2010, highlighting her symbolic motifs and late start.[10] The Iranian daily Tehran Times has repeatedly listed her shows in its “What’s in Tehran art galleries” column (2019, 2021, 2023).[11][12][13] Persian media such as Khabaronline, Honaronline, Iranart, and ILNA have published interviews and critiques, discussing her emotional approach, symbolic imagery, and ambitions as a naïve artist.[3][14]
Selected works
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Akram Sartakhti in her studio (2023) -
Painting with rainbow and mythical creatures (acrylic on canvas) -
Colored sculptures of birds and hybrid animals
References
[edit]- ^ "Late discovery". Mashallah News. 3 December 2010.
- ^ "اکرم سرتختی؛ از نذر قابلمه آش ..." Khabaronline (in Persian). 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "اکرم سرتختی؛ از نذر قابلمه آش ..." Khabaronline (in Persian). 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Resume: Akram Sartakhti". Caroun.
- ^ "What's in Tehran art galleries". Tehran Times. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "What's in Tehran art galleries". Tehran Times. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "What's in Tehran art galleries". Tehran Times. 15 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Akram Sartakhti – Artist profile". Galleryinfo.ir.
- ^ "Exhibition of Akram Sartakhti paintings at Saless Gallery". Honaronline (in Persian). 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Late discovery". Mashallah News. 2010.
- ^ "What's in Tehran art galleries". Tehran Times. 2019.
- ^ "What's in Tehran art galleries". Tehran Times. 2021.
- ^ "What's in Tehran art galleries". Tehran Times. 2023.
- ^ "دلم میخواهم مانند شاپرکها پرواز کنم". ILNA (in Persian).