Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Kamran Samimi: A Biography Early Life and Education Born in 1984 in Laupāhoehoe, Hawaiʻi, Kamran Samimi’s upbringing was shaped by a unique cultural blend. His parents hail from Iranian and Norwegian ancestry, influencing his artistic perspective with diverse heritage. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Printmaking and later pursued a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) specializing in Print Media and Sculpture from the Universi
ty of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Artistic Development & Influences Samimi’s artistic journey began exhibiting work in 2008. His practice is deeply intertwined with his connection to the Hawaiian landscape, specifically its geological formations and natural environment. He explores these themes through a process of dissection, reconfiguration, and inversion of geometric forms and organic voids. While specific artistic influences aren’t widely d…
