Grounds for Standing and Understanding
Babak Golkar
2013
Catalogue of the exhibition Grounds for Standing and Understanding held at the Charles H. Scott Gallery from January 18 to February 26, 2012. Grounds for Standing and Understanding is an installation that utilizes the design elements and intricate patterns of a Persian carpet as a foundation to literally “draw up” and transform into three-dimensional scale models that resemble architectural mega-towers. These sculptural forms recall some early modernist architectural styles such as Brutalism, Russian Constructivism, and Art Deco, as well as, referencing buildings recently constructed in parts of Asia and the Middle East. The catalogue includes essays by Jason Starnes and Abbas Daneshvari.
Babak Golkar
Babak Golkar