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80” x 93” (3 pieces) | Oil on canvas, 2010
Manzur Kargar
Estimated value: $35,000 - $45,000
Price: $28,000
75” x 98” oil on canvas, 2017
Manzur Kargar
Estimated value: $35,000 - $45,000
Price: $24,000
Painting : 86.6" X 94.4" | Oil on canvas, 2016
Manzur Kargar
Estimated value: $35,000 - $45,000
Price: $26,000
Artwork | Paintings
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UNVEILED 1 | 40 H x 40 W x 2 in
Manzur Kargar | UNVEILED 1 | Painting | Oil on canvas | 40 H x 40 W x 2 in | $5,325
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Art Description
"I'm not looking for the truth. I'm looking for splendid appearances."
(...)Kargar now interprets the world as it is currently presented in the media: sugarcoated, unreal, dramatic, seductive, frightening, bizarre and glamorous. He uses motifs with which we are all familiar, pulls them out of their contexts and puts them into new ones. This creates a sensation of irritation. The viewer cannot resist the attraction of his hyper-realistic work, painted with elaborate traditional techniques in numerous layers(...)
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UNVEILED 3 | 40 H x 40 W x 2 in
Manzur Kargar | UNVEILED 3 | Painting | Oil on canvas | 40 H x 40 W x 2 in | $5,325
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Art Description
"I'm not looking for the truth. I'm looking for splendid appearances."
(...)Kargar now interprets the world as it is currently presented in the media: sugarcoated, unreal, dramatic, seductive, frightening, bizarre and glamorous. He uses motifs with which we are all familiar, pulls them out of their contexts and puts them into new ones. This creates a sensation of irritation. The viewer cannot resist the attraction of his hyper-realistic work, painted with elaborate traditional techniques in numerous layers(...)
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JELLY FISH 1 | 63 H x 63 W x 2 in
Manzur Kargar | JELLY FISH 1 | Oil on canvas | 63 H x 63 W x 2 in | $18,000
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GOD IS GREAT | 78.7 H x 78.7 W x 2 in
Manzur Kargar | GOD IS GREAT | 78.7 H x 78.7 W x 2 in | $21,925
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GOD IS GREAT 2 | 75 H x 89.4 W x 2 inList Item 1
Manzur Kargar | GOD IS GREAT 2 | Oil on Canvas | 75 H x 89.4 W x 2 in | $25,985
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GOD IS GREAT 6 | 71 H x 98.4 W x 2 in
Manzur Kargar | GOD IS GREAT 6 | Oil on Canvas | 71 H x 98.4 W x 2 in | $26,000
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BLOOD LUST 3 | 59 H x 39.3 W x 2 in
Manzur Kargar | BLOOD LUST 6 | Painting | Oil on canvas | 150cm x 100cm | 60 H x 39 W x 2 in | $12,000
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BLOOD LUST | 60 H x 39 W x 2 in
Manzur Kargar | BLOOD LUST | Painting | Oil on canvas | 60 H x 39 W x 2 in | $11,850
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BUTTERFLIES | 74.8 H x 98.4 W x 2.4 in
Manzur Kargar | BUTTERFLIES | Paintings | 74.8 H x 98.4 W x 2.4 in | $26,000
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"Manzur Kargar, born in Kabul, Afghanistan, is a Berlin-based painter whose work deals exclusively with the world of media. “I’m not looking for the truth; I’m looking for splendid appearances.” Kargar sees the world as it is currently presented in the media - sugarcoated, unreal, dramatic, seductive, frightening, bizarre and glamorous- as our ubiquitous reality. In this world he finds an endless resource of images he can use for his paintings.
Based on images he “finds“ in the Internet, he composes objects, scenes or graphic elements in the form of digital collages, which then serve as master illustrations for his paintings on large canvasses. He uses motifs with which we are all familiar, pulls them out of their contexts and puts them into new ones. In his recent works he combines pin-up nude models with religious signs amd writings. According to the current problems in our world this creates a sensation of irritation. Yet the viewer can hardly resist the attraction of his hyper-realistic work, painted with elaborate technique in numerous layers.
Manzur Kargar
Berlin, Germany
Manzur Kargar (b. 1965 in Kabul/Afghanistan; since 1996 he lives and works in Los Angeles, New York and Berlin) studied painting at the HBK - University of Fine Arts Braunschweig and at the University of Fine Arts, Berlin. Besides his work as a painter, he is also a musician and composer in various bands (recent project ARTISTS ON HORSES).
