The Artist Project: Kamrooz Aram

Artist Kamrooz Aram reflects on the ancient arts of Iran in this episode of The Artist Project.
From March 2015 to June 2016, we invited 120 artists—local, national, and global—to choose individual works of art or galleries that sparked their imaginations. In this online series, artists reflect on what art is, what inspires them from across 5,000 years of art, and in so doing, they reveal the power of a museum and The Met.

"We go into these galleries and we dream of the past."

Artist Kamrooz Aram reflects on the ancient arts of Iran in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Kamrooz Aram, born in 1978 in Iran, is an American artist who works in a variety of mediums, including painting, collage, drawing, and installation.

An artwork by Kamrooz Aram made up of two pin boards and an assortment of objects

Kamrooz Aram (American, born Iran, 1978)

Ancient Through Modern: A Collection of Uncertain Objects, 2014

Mixed media installation; approximately 96 × 171 × 22 in. (243.84 × 434.34 × 55.88 cm). Commissioned by the Abraaj Group Art Prize. Courtesy of the artist © Kamrooz Aram. Photo: Jason Mandella


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Bull's head from column capital, Limestone, Achaemenid
Achaemenid
ca. 5th century BCE
Bricks with a palmette motif, Ceramic, glaze, Achaemenid
Achaemenid
ca. 6th–4th century BCE
Mace head, Bronze, Iran
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE
Mace head, Bronze, Iran
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE
Mace head, Limestone, Iran
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE