Shahin Charmi Explained

Shahin Charmi
Birth Date:	17 September 1953
Birth Place:	Iran
Alma Mater:	Muthesius Academy of Art
Years Active:	1980–present
Spouse:	Patricia Bolf

Shahin Charmi (Persian: شاهین چرمی, born September 17, 1953)^[1] is an Iranian-born German multimedia artist, muralist, and painter.

Biography

Shahin Charmi was born on September 17, 1953, in Iran. 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, (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.^[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]

Bibliography

• Book: Shahin Charmi: Aus-Sichten. Schwentine-Druck. Museum Flensburg. 1987. Kiel, Germany. de. Shahin Charmi: Looking Out. exhibition. 314305759.
• Book: Yoshiyuki, Abe. Computerkunst 2000 = Computer art 2000 : Ausstellung der zehn Preisträger aus den Wettbewerben um den Goldenen Plotter der Stadt Gladbeck 1986–1998. Museum der Stadt Gladbeck. Museum der Stadt Gladbeck, Innovationszentrum Wiesenbusch, Shahin Charmi, Hans Dehlinger, Gerhard Kammerer-Luka und Jean Baptiste Kempf, Georg Mühleck, Christof Schläger, Quido Sen, Gerd Struwe, Roman Verostko, James Faure Walker, Mark Wilson. 2000. 9783923815371. Gladbeck, Germany. de. Computerkunst 2000 = Computer Art 2000: Exhibition of the Ten Winners from the Competitions for the Golden Plotter of the City of Gladbeck 1986–1998. exhibition. 741900710.

Notes and References

1. Book: Wettbewerb um den "Goldenen Plotter '88": Computergrafik, Bildschirmfotos, Animation/Video, elektronische Objekte, Mischtechniken. 1988. Stadtdirektor der Stadt Gladbeck, Dezernat IV, Museum der Stadt Gladbeck. 978-3-923815-15-9. 30. de.
2. Web site: Shahin Charmi. Kunst & Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg.
3. Web site: Böckmann. Jan-Michael. June 23, 2015. Gaarden Transmedia.
4. Web site: 2015. Kielaktuell v. 5.6.15. 2021-06-18. Offener Kanal Kiel.
5. Web site: March 8, 2013. Internationaler Frauentag in Tehran: "A Tribute to Iranian and Austrian Women Artists". 2021-06-18. OTS.at. de.
6. Web site: Bunkerbild in Gaarden bleibt erstmal. 2021-06-17. Kieler Nachrichten (KN). de.
7. Web site: Carstens. Udo. February 26, 2019. Iltisbunker in Gaarden: Das abblätternde Kunstwerk. 2021-06-18. shz.de.
8. News: Mischke. Roland. 2014-05-17. Fassadenkunst: Buntes Make-up für die graue Platte. DIE WELT. 2021-06-18.
9. Book: Anna, Ursyn. Biologically-Inspired Computing for the Arts: Scientific Data through Graphics: Scientific Data through Graphics. 2012-04-30. IGI Global. 978-1-4666-0943-3. 140. en.
10. Web site: Gollifer. Sue. 2013-09-29. Golden Plotter 1994 Computer Art Competition, Dr. Wolfgang Schneider. 2021-06-18. ISEA International Website. en-US.
11. Web site: 2011-02-15. Rustam and Esfadyar on Fajr Theater Stage. 2021-06-18. Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA). en.