VAHID SHARIFIAN was born in Isfahan, Iran in 1982, lives and works in Tehran. Working in the footsteps of Pop Art and Dadaism,Vahid Sharifian has coined his art “Papa'ism,” which is to be read as a critic of both movements. Even so, he plays with their language to create quirky works, such as his series “My father is a democrat and through his chimney there are always hearts flying to the sky” the moments he has shared with his father and his generation.
They were crying out from the bottom of their hearts for democracy and their other greatest desire was Sophia Loren for years. Vahid Sharifian's work was featured in significant exhibitions in Iran and internationally. In 2015 his work was presented at the Iranian Pavilion of the 56th Venice Biennale “The Great Game”.