Born in Iran in 1952 to American diplomats, Steven Naifeh lives and works in Aiken, South Carolina. During his childhood – spent throughout the Middle East, including Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and the U.A.E. - Naifeh became enamored by the beauty of the geometric shapes and patterns that decorated everything from the textiles to the buildings of the Islamic world. Naifeh also became interested in the mathematical basis of these shapes, and has adapted those ancient formulas to modern purposes in conceiving his geometric, often large-scale works.
Topkapi XII
2011. Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 43 in., 152.4 x 109.2 cm.
$23,000
Available
Jali XXVII: Venetian Blue and White
2011. Acrylic on 2 canvases.
72 x 144 in., 182.9 x 365.8 cm.
$35,000
Available
Topkapi XXII
2012. Acrylic on canvas.
60 x 60 in., 152.4 x 152.4 cm.
$35,500
Available
Jali XXVI: Sashay Red and White
2011. Acrylic on 2 canvases.
72 x 144 in., 182.9 x 365.8 cm.
$35,000
Available
Mizan VI: Black Cherry
2011. Acrylic on 18 canvases.
60 x 60 in., 152.4 x 152.4 cm.
$32,000
Available
Mizan X: Sashay Red
2011. Acrylic on 72 canvases.
72 x 72 in., 152.4 x 152.4 cm.
$46,750
Available
Cyrene VI: Copper
2010. Acrylic on 24 canvases.
53 x 53 in., 134.6 x 134.6 cm.
$23,000
Available
Ajlun I: Black Pearl and White
2002. Acrylic on 32 canvases.
80 x 168 in., 203.2 x 426.7 cm.
$47,500
Available
Ajlun XII: Venetian Blue
2002. Acrylic on 32 canvases.
80 x 168 in., 203.2 x 426.7 cm.
$47,500
Available
