Sufi by Ali Pasandideh
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Medium: Ink on paper, Professionally framed
Dimensions: 70 x 87 cm
Year: 2022
Price: $3000.00 USD
Status: available
A dynamic composition inspired by the spiritual journey and the transformative path to enlightenment, as described in Saadi’s poetry. The central, swirling form captures the essence of a mystical dance. A singular, accidental ink drop—intentionally preserved by the artist—serves as a metaphor for the unexpected gifts of the journey, symbolizing how a moment of "imperfection" can complete the spiritual and visual harmony of the work.
Why collect this work?
Broad, tapering strokes orbit a compressed calligraphic centre, making legibility secondary to rotation, interruption and the tension between control and chance.
- Pasandideh describes calligraphy as “poetry for the eyes.” Here, writing appears less as continuous text than as curved fragments whose spacing and directional pull carry expression.
- In the photograph, dark red arcs sweep around smaller black and red marks, while a detached dot sits to the lower left. The catalogue identifies that drop as accidental but deliberately retained, framing it as a disruptive event that completes the composition.
- The documented ink on paper permits shifts from dense, opaque passages to translucent sweeps and needle-like endings. These variations register changes of pressure and direction without requiring the marks to resolve into an illustration.
- Dated 2022 and titled Sufi, the work connects calligraphic reading with bodily rotation. Its preserved blot makes it particularly useful for considering how disciplined mark-making can absorb contingency rather than conceal it.
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.
