Taha Behbahani () is a famous Iranian painter, sculptor, set designer, TV and theatre director and a university professor was born in 1947 in Tehran, Iran.
Education
As a child he was taught how to paint by his father and later became a distinguished Student of master Ali Akbar Najmabadi (one of kamal-ol-Molk's students) at the age of thirteen.
He went through his high school education and Kamal-ol-Molk Art school simultaneously and then entered the Dramatic Art faculty and graduated in set design for theater, television and cinema.
Later in Paris and Salzburg he started to study and research in the field of Marionette Theater and its connections to the painting and sculpture of the east.
Career
Paintings
Taha was one of the artists who created a new atmosphere in the painting in 1960's. By presenting his works; he propounded the Metaphysical Surrealistic School in painting.
Sculptures
I have been all locked, till you reach the sun, Dimensions: 31.5x59x9cm, Bronze
At the liberty summit, I will touch the ground of your threshold, Dimensions: 9x40x47cm, Bronze The lovers never have a shade but the tree of life, Dimensions: 96.5x33x8cm, Bronze My eyes would not see but “Hoo”, I could ‘not utter a word but “hagh”, Dimensions: 11.5x65.5x85cm, Bronze I will sing all night long, till the night drapes fall, Dimensions: 11x27.5x106cm, Bronze Unlock the lock, so as unlock you, Dimensions: 10x31x33.5 cm, Bronze Unlock the lock to attain a hundred springs, Dimensions: 9x20x60cm, Bronze Our love survives from the roots up to branches, Dimensions: 8x33x96.5 cm, Bronze Indemnity of wisdom is a hundred locks on each chain, Dimensions: 9.5x24x48cm, Bronze Let us colorize the love in each chain of the lock this night, Dimensions: 11x11.5x62.5 cm, Bronze In my praise I will transform the sting in my mind, into enjoyment, Dimensions: 43x43x15cm, Bronze If you are a love enthusiast, just desert “me” and “us”, Dimensions: 82.5x45.5x11cm, Bronze
Medallions
The medallions of Taha are made by Gold and Silver.
Exhibitions
He has participated in 40 different exhibitions as a solo artist or as a member of a group of artists in Iran and abroad.