"Femme Fatale No.7"
2008
Charcoal & acrylic on paper
8'x10'
Labels: charcoal and acrylic, femme fatale series, islamic women in art, makan emadi
2008
Labels: charcoal and acrylic, femme fatale series, islamic women in art, makan emadi
Max's series of paintings on the Islamic dress code has been attracting a fair amount of attention of late it seems. The Arab American News posted an article on August 4th titled Are drawing and painting haraam? in which they mention Max's series of Islamic Erotica in a discussion of nudity in art. As one would expect it seems to be a big "No! No!" for strict Moslems. Same goes for strict Christians, and no doubt strict Jews, strict Hindus...
Iran Politics Club also posted a piece about Max this past August 2nd titled Max Emadi's Islamo-Erotic Paintings!
And last but not least, Max was approached recently to exhibit in a London event called "The Erotic Awards". Prints of some of his works will be exhibited at an event called "Night of the Senses" taking place in Brixton, London on the evening of September 2nd! We aren't going to link to either of the associated websites because of the explicit nature of images on both sites but you can no doubt search them down if you must. Max and I believe his works will appear rather tame in the context of what we've seen.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
After Marilyn Monroe The photograph of Marilyn Monroe with skirt blown up from the movie "The Seven Year Itch" is one of the most well-known images of the movie goddess. In a painting after this image, Max Emadi captures an Islamic woman in traditional dress and veil in front of the mosque with her dress blown up exposing her legs.
God is Great
36 x 48 inches oil on canvas
Max Emadi 2006
(Sold)
Labels: islamic women in art, marilyn monroe, veiled woman
Veiled Woman's Eye MakeupLabels: calendar girls, islamic women in art, veiled woman
This painting of a Persian woman belly dancing doesn't feature as one of Max Emadi's Islamic Calendar Girl paintings. Perhaps she'll make next year's calendar? You don't get to see her face or much of her body as she writhes into view. Her curvaceous hips are in full swing as she works her way towards you.Labels: belly dancer, calendar girls, islamic women in art

Let's wind up the year letting off a bit of steam with the focus on the feet of a belly dancer.
Labels: belly dancer, calendar girls, islamic women in art

Max Emadi starts to turn down the volume as the year winds up. No more legs or seductive eyes in this painting; just a pair of hands of a belly dancer with her maracas.
Labels: belly dancer, calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms October Ms. October doubles the stakes offering us the prospect of both sex and alcohol as she takes up her revealing pose in a martini glass.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. September winks at us while holding cards in her hands that count to 9/11.
This painting has been sold.
Labels: 9/11, acrylic painting, calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. August lies on the floor and looks back over her shoulder at us. She appears to want us to join her.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. July lays back on a sheet in the color of Islamic green. Her black road appears to be the equivalent of a mini-skirt and his hitched high to show her long slender legs. Red stiletto shoes are complement to the green of the sheet.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art

Ms June is heavily veiled and in fact looks a little scary in her veil. However she appears to be quite welcoming with her robe drawn aside revealing her naked body beneath.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. May dressed in blace on a pink background hitches her robe to display her long slender legs and stiletto shoes.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. April As Max Emadi moves through the calendar he appears to become bolder. Having lifted the veil, he's now lifting the robe as well.
Ms. April appears naked except for her veil in fact.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art

Ms. March
The eyes say it all. Although a woman might be veiled, the power of her gaze can't be denied. If that's all that's left for her to communicate her interest or desire, the more powerful they can become.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. FebruaryLabels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Max Emadi's recent art always packs a punch or pokes a stick at some political figure or cultural standard. Max's "Islamic Calendar Girl" series is a provocative view of the image of Islamic women and traditional Islamic dress. Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art, political art
Labels: abstract painting, ceramic sculpture, iranian-born american artist, islamic women in art, makan emadi, Max Emadi, political art, self-portrait, veiled woman