Roshanak Ostad is a visual artist and poet currently living and working in Paris, France. She was born in 1977 in Tehran, Iran. She graduated in graphic design in 2004 from the Arts University. Then she became a member of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society after working as a professional graphic designer. Arranging social-cultural meetings and traveling regularly to Istanbul she was invited to participate in the inauguration of "La Rue Française", a street devoted to art in the heart of old Istanbul. She is currently composing a series of live digital drawings and performances whilst working on her next book "All that passed without you".
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Roshanak, born in Tehran, 1977, lives & works in Paris, France
Artistic experience
2009
- Human rights day: live digital drawing according to human rights articles, OSCE Tajikistan
- Not for sale, Graphic motion. A Regional Forum “Central Asian cultural space: unity in diversity”, November Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Jazz - Folk performance, European week in Tajikistan, Mayakoveski Theater, Octobre Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Le Crayon Blanc, Homage to Sayd Bahodin Majrouh, September Montpellier, France
- Le Crayon Blanc, “Moi, Nazim Hikmet, Poet turc” – live drawing performed at Festival de Theatre iranien en exil, September, Paris, France
- 100% Natural
Exhibition by Roshanak Ostad
Installation, photographs and motion graphic projections
exploring the ambiguous relationship between nature and civilization
- KULTURNATTA 2009, Performence with Terje Paulsen in the art Musem of Kristiansand
- Urban Jealousy in BELGRADE, Graphic motion, Poster, / April 3-10,2009.
“Le Crayon Blanc, La conquête du Jardin” – live drawing performed at Espace Harmattan, Paris, France
"Plus bleu que bleu", Musiques juives. Illustration de la couverture par Roshanak Ostad, Chant : Sylvie Sivann.
2008
“Be Happy!” & “We are many” – Set of paintings exhibited at the 18th Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
“Le Crayon Blanc, Homage to Sayd Bahodin Majrouh” – live drawing performed at:
- Café Djam, Paris, France
- AFRANE, Dijon, France
“Le Crayon Blanc, La conquête du Jardin” – live drawing performed at:
- Café Djam, Paris, France
- La Maison de l'Europe et de l'Orient, Paris, France
- La Plume Vagabonde, Paris, France
“Day after Day” – photographs exhibition organized at:
- Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot Cultural Center, Southwest, France
- Pamyr gallery, Paris, France
+ Illustration of children books (“Mademoiselle Lune”, “Les Trois Frères Chinois”) and book covers for novels and essays
2007
“Not for Sale” – Set of posters exhibited at the “Nature Art” Contemporary Art Festival in Khorog, Tajikistan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan
“Unsaid Words” – Live performance of typographic compositions combined with electronic music, Bucarest, Rumania
“Chemin faisant” – Illustrations exhibition, Paris-Bucarest-Iashi.
+ Illustration of a children book (“Le Pêcheur”) and book covers for novels and essays
2006
“Unsaid Words” – Visual poems exhibition, Pouya Cultural Center, Paris, France
“On the Silk Road” – Posters exhibition at Lacanau, France
“Imagining Ourselves” – Posters exhibition, International Museum of Women, Los Angeles, USA
“Pinocchio” – Illustration exposition, Paris Municipality, Paris, France
“L’Enfant et la Ville” – Illustrations exposition, La Maison des Illustrateurs, Paris, France
+ Commercial graphic design
2004-2005
“Visual Poems” – Combinations of images, shapes and typography, inauguration of La Rue Française, Istanbul, Turkey
“Virtual Travel throughout the World” – Photographs exhibition, Immaginario Scientifico Science Centre, Trieste, Italia
+ Commercial graphic design
2001-2004
Master of Arts in Graphic Design – Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, 2004
Winner of the conceptual Arts Competitions – Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, 2002
“The Bird Was Just a Bird” – Paintings Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, 2000
Education
2008: Course in expression plastique, Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, Paris.
2006: Course in illustration & narration, Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, Paris.
2002-04: Master of Arts in Graphic Design, Arts University. Best student of the year.
Dissertation on: Concept Research in Polish School's Posters.
This theses is using as a reference in university.
1997-02: B.A in Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University.
Dissertation on: How to design poetry books covers.
Speaks Persian, French, English and Turkish.