Shahin Charmi
Iranian painter and multimedia artist
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Shahin Charmi (Persian: شاهین چرمی, born September 17, 1953)[1] is an Iranian-born German multimedia artist, muralist, and painter.
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| Born | September 17, 1953 |
| Education | Muthesius Academy of Art |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Patricia Bolf |
| Website | charmi |
Biography
Shahin Charmi was born on September 17, 1953, in Iran.[1] He studied at the Muthesius Academy of Art in Kiel, Germany (from 1980 until 1985), under Harald Duwe and Peter Nagel.[2] Charmi is married to Austrian artist Patricia Bolf-Charmi.[3][4][5]
In November 1989, Charmi painted the mural titled, Revolution und Krieg (English: Revolution and War), located at the Polecat Bunker (German: Iltisbunker Zeichnet) in the Gaardner district of Kiel.[6][7] The mural is a narrative of the historical events from November 1918 and the Kiel sailor uprising, to World War II, and the murder of Rosa Luxemburg.[7][8]
In 1990, Charmi was awarded the Golden Plotter Award, for computer art by the city of Gladbeck in Germany.[9][10]
In 2011, Charmi worked on stage design for Rustam and Esfadyar, for the Fajr Theater Festival at the City Theater of Tehran and Vahdat Hall.[11]
