Max Kazemzadeh - Artist and Professor of Electronic Media Art
Curriculum Vitae and Artist Statement

ArtWorks (2005)

1. INTERACTIVE SERIES :

This series explores the dual nature of meanings, identities, and objectivity. The works explore translation and trans-coexistence as visible or encoded structures.
"DUALITY"

1. Passage
2. Bad Boys

3. Bad Boys II
4. Fan Letter (a)
5. Fan Letter (e)
6. Fan Letter (i)

7 . Fan Letter (o)

8. Fan Letter (u)

9. Bad Boys III


2. PHOTOGRAPHS :

This series explores the dual nature of identity, definition, and objectivity in relation to plant life, flora, and organic growth.
"FLORA"

1. Plastic Flora
2. Paper Flora
3. Foil Flora
4. T.P. for Carmen Miranda
5.
Corsage
6. Splint
7. Southpark
8. Shoulderpad
7. Garden



ArtWorks (2003-2004)

1. INTERACTIVE SERIES :

This series explores human perception and interaction via artworks or iconography that serve as strategic active interfaces.
"The Human Response" (signage and spectacle)

"L/R I/O"
 (play video)
“Feud”
  (play video) (play video2 of console)
“A See Saw and Scoreboard” (play video)
“Target Audience (Point and Shoot)”
(play video)
“Negotiations”

“Stripmall Construction Site (McKinney, Texas 2004)”
“Handkerchief 4”

“PULSE” performance (play video)

"Dial-logs" (sound drawings)

“Mouse and Man (Mickey and Arnold)”

“Brains and Brawn (Lisa and George)”

"Disasters of War" (10' x 6' digital print installations)


"Kaboom, Ra-ta-tat-a-ta-ta-a-tat"

"Boooyyyyaaaaaa!!!!!!!!"
“Bang, Crash, Boom”

"Pa-teeenng, Pa-tanng, Pa-teeeaaaooouuuurrr"

"Screenshots" (13 x 19 digital prints)

"Cheer
"
"Just Business (The ol' one two)"

“Heated”
"Braids"
“Gap”


2. PERSIAN/AMERICAN SERIES :

This series explores the artist's split cultural heritage in relation to history, comfort, identity, and the subconscious.
"Persians" (Video Works)

“Mallous Rohani (Aunt)”
(play video)
“Sena Rohani (Cousin)” (play video)
“Carmel Rohani (Cousin)” (play video)
“Manoutch Kazemzadeh (Father)” (play video)
“Alieh Kazemzadeh (Grandmother)” (play video)
“Alexandra Hansen (Cousin, Twice Removed)”
“Mahin (Great Aunt)”

"Here Nor There" (~40 x 60 in. Photographs)

"Suburban Mansion (Qasr Yeyloghi)"

"Mama Bozorg's Room (Otaq-i-Modar Bozorg)"
“Veil (Chadore)”
“Rahim’s Trophies (Jayeze-ye-Raheem)”
“Cart (Arabe)”
“Proof of Iranian Life (Zendegi)”
"Wailing Wall (Deebar-i-Nodbeh)"
"Boundaries (Sadd)"
"Baker's Oven (Tanoor)"

"The Dance" (18 x 24 in. Photographs)

“A King and A Cowboy (Fath ‘Ali Shah Meets Max Kazemzadeh)”

“Castanets and a Catcher’s Mit“
“Kill or be Killed”
“Remote / Control”

"Miniatures" (5 x 7 in. Photographs)

“Max Kazemzadeh takes Nasri din Shah’s seat”

“Max Kazemzadeh Overthrows Nasri-din Shah’s Empire”
“Max Kazemzadeh as a Young Man is Suleyman the Magnificent as a Young Man”
“Juggs (Max Kazemzadeh as the Shah's Wetnurse)”
“Unidentified Farsi Objects”
"Merci and Merci (Persian to French)"
“Trust Max Kazemzadeh but Tie Your Horse”

"Awards" (Small Objects)

“Winner Iran” (Farsi Engraved Rodeo Award Belt Buckle)

"Tahireh"


"Shelter" (installation)

“Shelter 2004 (McKinney, TX)”


COLLABORATIONS

“Messa di Vocce” –concept collaborator with Zach and Golan

“Manual Input Sessions” –assisted Zach and Golan




CONTACT INFO AND RESUME

Curriculum Vitae and Artist Statement


Attn: Max Kazemzadeh
University of North Texas
School of Visual Arts
P.O. Box 305100
Denton, TX 76203

email: maxk@unt.edu
office phone: SOVA Rm 229
cell phone: 917-518-6873
website: http://www.wonderblimp.com/04