I recently went and the show is truly amazing!

Wow!!

Great news, probably more to come. Otherwise why only these couple of counties?

Hi all,

I'd be extremely grateful for any advice as to what the current market value of the following Mehdi Ghadyanloo cube prints might be.  

Abandoned Puzzle 2017 Screenprint 68.4 x 68.4cm Ed.50

Future Intuition 2015 Screenprint 68 x 68cm

Hat Trick Without Encouragement 2015 Screenprint 68.2 x 68.2cm

Counting Down 2015 Screenprint 68.2 x 68.2cm  AP, 25

Escape to Destiny 2016 Screenprint 68.2 x 68.2cm  AP, 25


Many thanks in advance.

I have just made another expensive purchase so I have been looking at covering some of the costs by selling some of my collection. If the feedback had been that these were more or less what I had paid for them then I would have considered selling them but based on your comments I will hold on to them and sell some other pieces. Thanks PB

A new show from Mehdi, looks pretty cool from the photos, did anyone make it to this? 

I cant really drag George to this, bit too much of a mission! 





On the face of it, Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s current series of paintings is made up of a set of simple components: light and colour. The traditional components of painting. Plus boxes. Painted ones. Open to the front. Acting as a kind of frame. Traditional too you might say. And then, of course, there’s the deployment of all of these – light, colour, boxes – to create the illusion of an enclosed, three- dimensional space. Often toplit via a circular opening in the box. A spotlight of sorts. And in the boxes, beneath the light are a series of brightly coloured children’s toys, and playground slides and rides (configured in ways that are invented by the artist), all depicted as if, well, thanks to the artist’s skill at creating trompe l’œil, fresh out of the box.

There’s a grinning, plush, child’s clown, its colourful outfit allaying any fears of any It-like manifestation. A song of innocence if you like. Other boxes contain a toy elephant on wheels painted in a slickly glossy red, or a white, wooden horse of similar design. Or a more modern playground horse made up of translucent plastic-looking silhouettes mounted on a coiled spring. Another variant offers a kind of aluminium-looking unicycle from which rears a horse’s head. And the handles that make it ridable. For all that they are enclosed, at times even claustrophobic, the boxes also offer a space of fantasy. A space of play. A memorial to the joys of childhood. A form of nostalgia for those of us who are adults. Or hope for those of us who think the time for play is at an end.

small drawings 11k+
canvas' around 60k with cheaper and more expensive works.

The thread will only go to 20 pages if he produces a print.

This is possibly sadly true.

Nice one. They look amazing! Big piece in the background i a bit of a stonker! Clown looks awesome too.

Still a massive deal on these, and they end today too. Im guessing they will get a leap at the end, but who knows.

1. Completely different styles
2. No OG auction results to be excited about.

Who knows, he seems to have done a great job of climbing the art world ladder, and the pieces are basically stunning. They are also pretty big mostly so will sit well in big spaces. if he can grab into the actual rich world that Gagosian etc seem to be part of, he could still do really well in crap times.

Its kinda funny to see them in tate at these prices, they have seemingly been selling through Kuoni etc (artsy stuff ive seen) for a shed load more. Thats why i figured someone here might fancy a bit if a bargain, at a good time to buy.

I think they are still his same style, hes just gone wild with it lately.

Agree with the recommendation not to sell. But who would tell them, tate?

Ive been seeing a lot of these editions pop up and vanish on artsy from various galleries, so have to assume they are selling at least near to the 3-5k asking. Ill wait and see how they go, before calling it an actual fail, but i think anything is possible here. He may leap up today, or someone might nab a bargain. Think he has an epic future though.