Vahid Khakdan, a prominent Iranian painter, has passed away.
Vahid Khakdan, a prominent Iranian painter, was born in 1950 in Tehran.
After completing his studies at the School of Fine Arts for Boys, he studied interior architecture at the Faculty of Decorative Arts and graduated in 1976.
The artistic environment of his family, especially the activities of his father Valiollah Khakdan — a theater and cinema set designer — had a significant impact on his artistic path.
Khakdan initially engaged in abstract painting and then surrealism, but gradually turned to hyperrealism. With astonishing precision in depicting light, texture, and details, he created works that, while realistic, contain poetic and philosophical meanings.
Everyday objects in his paintings — from tables and chairs to fabrics and worn-out items — transform into symbols of time, memory, and loss.
His migration to Germany in the 1980s introduced themes of nostalgia, exile, and the search for identity into his works.
Numerous exhibitions in Iran and abroad have established his position as one of the prominent figures of contemporary Iranian painting. His works are traded at prestigious auctions in Iran for billions.
By combining technical realism with deep human emotion, Khakdan has managed to build a bridge between memory and reality, inviting the audience to a poetic reflection on life and time.