"I begin each piece with a sound; it can be the sound of a leaf drooping. Each work needs its own logic and guidelines and has to be unique and be ruled by its own laws. I know a work is complete when its life begins at which point I prefer to hide my intentions and allow viewers to come up with their own conclusions, to end this process also with a sounds, the sound of questions."-Pooya Aryanpour

"Cutting Objects" (2009) is a major, large-scale abstract painting by internationally acclaimed Contemporary Iranian artist Pooya Aryanpour (Iran, b. 1972). Pooya's oeuvre is characterised by the use of ethereal white shapes that conceptually represent symbolic calligraphy, that are set floating against saturated ombred, monochromatic backgrounds in rich tones of maroon, purple, reds and black. This is one of the artist's most accomplished and sublime paintings from his acclaimed 2009 "Cutting Objects" Series of abstract paintings. This painting measures 78.75 x 63 inches (200 x 160 cm) and is in excellent condition.

Pooya Aryanpour received a B.A. in Painting in 1997 and an M.A. in Painting in 1999 both from Azad University, Tehran. Pooya's work has been exhibited in top solo and group exhibitions in Iran and internationally, including 2010 (solo) at Meem Gallery, Dubai, UAE; 2009: (solo) 'The Cut' at Etemad Gallery and Aun Gallery, both Tehran; 2004 (solo) Cerindipity Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden. The work of the artist is held in the permanent collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Pooya has participated in exhibitions at Iran Museum of Contemporary Art and Mimara Museum, Zagreb as well at galleries world-wide including: Radicalhouse, Zurich, Switzerland; F2 gallery, Beijing, China; Hussenot Gallery, Paris, France; Dar Al-Funoon Gallery, Kuwait; Mall gallery, London, U.K.; Istanbul-Turkey; Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles amongst others. The work of the artist is held in the permanent collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.