MAHDI MAHDIAN Mahdi Mahdian

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Snapshot 1
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Snapshot № 1 | (Snapshot scene from the movie Nostalgia, by Andrey Tarkovsky, 1983)
2012
Acrylic on canvas panel
25 x 35 cm / 9.8″ x 13.7″

 

In these series, I began with a single film frame as an etude, a starting point for the painting. Each image is drawn from a snapshot of selected movies, not as a direct reproduction, but as a spark for exploring mood, memory, and atmosphere.

Snapshot 2
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Snapshot № 2 | (Snapshot scene from the movie Nostalgia by Andrey Tarkovsky, 1983)
2012
Acrylic on canvas panel
23 x 27 cm / 9″ x 10.6″

Snapshot 3
3 - 5

Snapshot № 3
2012
Acrylic on board
24 x 30 cm / 9.4″ x 11.8″

Snapshot 4
4 - 5

Snapshot № 4 and 5 | (Snapshot scenes from the movie Mirror, by Andrey Tarkovsky, 1975)
2012
Acrylic on board
Each: 20 x 30 cm / 7.8″ x 11.8″

Snapshots 5
5 - 5

Snapshot № 6 | (Snapshot scene from the movie Mirror, by Andrey Tarkovsky, 1975)
2012
Acrylic on board
20 x 30 cm / 7.8″ x 11.8″

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