Amir Safari

Works

2020 – 2025

Flow of Awakening, 2025

Flow of Awakening

2025 · Oil on canvas · 16 × 12 in

Shown at the Annual Group Show at Sahar K. Boluki Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, where it served as a proof of concept for the anatomical shapes and fluid movement explored in later work. Private collection.

The First Time I Saw You, 2025

The First Time I Saw You

2025 · Oil and acrylic on canvas · 8 × 10 in

Bright red hair against cold teal skin holds the tension between resilience and suppression; the blindfold and clouds speak to censorship and a mind escaping where physical freedom is limited. Private collection.

Love, 2022

Love

2022 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 30 in

A figure submerged in a red, tightly enclosed space of rigid grid tiles: the heavier, overwhelming side of emotion, isolation, and pressure. Private collection, Iran.

Night Routine, 2022

Night Routine

2022 · Acrylic on canvas · 28 × 40 in

The safest moments are sometimes found with animals and in being alone with ourselves. Cool blues wrap the figure while the companion cat glows warm yellow. Private collection, Iran.

Survived, 2021

Survived

2021 · Acrylic on canvas · 40 × 32 in

The soft, classical imagery of an angel against the harsh reality of a gas mask: the weight of staying resilient through trauma. Private collection, Iran.

Transition, 2021

Transition

2021 · Acrylic on canvas · 35 × 35 in

From feeling trapped to finding hope through human bonds: hands reaching down and a green vine break through a closed ceiling. Private collection, Iran.

Angel of Angle, 2021

Angel of Angle

2021 · Acrylic on canvas · 28 × 20 in

A heavy, cool-toned figure on a small stool in the corner of a room, emotionally cornered, with a floating halo as a note of hope. Private collection, Iran.

Synchronize in Palace, 2021

Synchronize in Palace

2021 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 32 in

The intricate patterns of a historic palace facade against synchronized legs in a pool: rigid structure meets surreal movement. Private collection, Iran.

Connection, 2021

Connection

2021 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 19 in

Blue, textured legs beneath sharp repeating patterns explore concealment and vulnerability; fallen feathers add a quiet narrative to the floor. Private collection, Iran.

Around Her Axis, 2020

Around Her Axis

2020 · Acrylic on paper, circular · 16 × 16 in

A calm blue portrait and a flying bird against a hypnotic red spiral: trying to find your center while everything revolves around you. Private collection, Dubai.