Iman Moradi – Glitch Aesthetics

Glitch Aesthetics
Iman Moradi
Gerhard Richter’s unique ultra photo realistic style, in his ‘Woman Descending the
Staircase’ shows meticulous attention to recreating the style of TV imagery on
canvas, right down to conveying scan lines, colour distortion and lens blurring.
The same is true of many of his other photo-realistic paintings 16 . These paintings
exhibit elements of glitch appreciation, its layer like qualities and their power to
convey meaning and affect the viewer’s relation to the subject. In his work he is
transforming what could be a mere press photograph emulated on canvas, to a
dynamic image that immediately creates associations such as uncertainty, fear and
containment in a highly emotive package.
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Phantom Interceptors 1964 Oil on canvas, Administrative Building 1964, Ema (Nude on a Staircase)
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