LIFE
About Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar is a French-Iranian contemporary artist, born in Paris in 1984. His signature style of peinture raclée, or scraped painting, involves intricate scraping, relaying and spreading of numerous blends over particular points. For the artist, these represent layers of energy, feelings and time. Sassan’s most recent works have been shown worldwide including solo exhibitions at Phillips London, Sotheby’s in the Principality of Monaco, Dusseldorf’s Setareh Gallery, London’s Saatchi Gallery and at the historic Villa Santo Sospir in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Feeling the energy
“Life energy is the secret behind human health. Only by feeling the energy are we able to understand the connection between our mind, body and the importance of living in harmony with nature. When I paint using only natural and sustainably sourced material from our planet, my soul feels truly alive and connected. As beings living in a modern yet destructive world, we cannot hope to create a sustainable culture for the next generation without a shift in our approach. As a creative human being, it is my duty today to push forth via my work the understanding that humanity, nature, and progress should and can coexist together.”
— Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar
