Esmaël Bahrani is an Iranian artist. Born in 1978, he entered the Tehran University of Art and Architecture but quickly turns away from the dogmatism of the school to pursue his own path. He discovered graffiti in the early 2000s through Western press. Fascinated by this art of libertarian essence, he began to paint at night under cover in different cities of Iran.
Alongside his nocturnal expeditions, the artist also works in a workshop. Similar to shouts, his powerful works denounce the oppression of a theocratic regime and the lack of freedom of a rebellious youth. He’s also free using techniques, moving from drawing to painting, mixing the aerosol can and the brush,covering his canvases with wax to better scratch them and make tortured characters appear in a chaotic environment.