Meamar
artist
Meamar (born Ali Meamar, 1956) is an Iranian-American contemporary artist known for mixed-media paintings, fresco-inspired works, and a personal artistic style he calls Meamorphism. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Biography
Ali Meamar was born in 1956 in Ahvaz, Iran.
He studied fine arts at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence, Italy, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design and Sculpture in 1982.
He later continued his studies at the Accademia d’Arte e Design Leonetto Cappiello in Florence, specializing in Graphic Arts under a master of fresco painting.
In 1985, Meamar emigrated to the United States, where he has continued his artistic career. He resides with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Artistic style
Meamar's work blends classical European techniques, especially fresco, sculpture, and Renaissance composition—with modern mixed-media practices.
A central feature of his art is the integration of layered backgrounds: he frequently prints images of his earlier frescoes on wood panels and repaints over them, creating a palimpsest-like visual effect.
His art explores both traditional senses and what he calls "intangible senses" such as harmony, motion, temperature, and the emotional resonance of color.
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