Entangle by Ali Pasandideh
Explore Mondoir Studio
Medium: Ink on paper, Professionally framed
Dimensions: 70 x 100 cm
Year: 2022
Price: $3500.00 USD
Status: available
Part of the "Crossing" collection, this work is a minimalist and powerful interpretation of spiritual transition, inspired by the modern poetry of Sohrab Sepehri. The artist uses a monumental, vertical calligraphic gesture to represent the act of "passing through" and moving toward distant horizons. The intentional density of the ink and the visible speed of the brushstrokes create a sense of forward momentum. By stripping the script to its most essential, rhythmic form, the work captures the poetic essence of a journey into the unknown.
Why collect this work?
Two offset fields of vertical marks meet at a slant, turning a spare ink composition into a study of crossing, interruption, and continued movement.
- The artist describes his practice as reimagining calligraphy beyond legible writing. Here, that aim is supported by repeated linear gestures that retain the cadence of script without resolving into readable words.
- In the photograph, a darker upper block overlaps a lower block across an oblique seam. Dense edges and scattered droplets counter the disciplined vertical rhythm, making the junction feel both connective and resistant.
- Catalogued as ink on paper, the medium allows sharp contrasts between saturated passages, fine striations, and open ground. Variations within the strokes register changes in pressure or ink load, though the precise process is undocumented.
- As part of the artist’s reported Crossing series, Entangle, 2022, provides a focused case for considering when calligraphic movement ceases to transmit language and begins to organize space.
About the Artist
Ali Pasandideh
Ali Pasandideh is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: Calligrapher . Based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Nationality: Iranian
My artistic practice reimagines calligraphy as a vital bridge between centuries-old tradition and modern expression.
