TEHRAN – Posters by Iranian illustrator and graphic designer Mehdi Fatehi will be put on display in an exhibition at the International City of Arts (Cité internationale des arts) in Paris today.

Entitled “Present Perfect”, this exhibition that will be held at the Corridor of the center is scheduled to run until June 10, the organizers announced.

They also said, “Although he belongs to the generation that witnessed the digital revolution, Mehdi Fatehi chooses to compose his posters with traditional techniques such as silkscreen print and flat colors.”

“In a minimalist approach to design, the artist articulates image and text in a palette reduced to only two to three colors.

“He thus steps away from certain current trends, which favor profuse digital colors to create clean, powerful, and distinctive images.”

Fatehi, 35, is a member of the Iranian Institute for the Promotion of Visual Arts.

He won various awards such as the bronze prize at the 8th International Triennial of Stage Poster in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2016. 

He is currently in residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts through the Institut Français program.

Photo: A graphic design by Mehdi Fatehi

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