2025 | july – september
NICOLAS MEHDI POUR VAHID
aб6 Gallery is pleased to present the solo exhibition
„Scarlet Clouds“
by Franco-Iranian painter Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid
Private Opening: Saturday 12. July from 7 pm -10pm
Registration: a66Gallery@gmail.com
or whatsapp: +34 618704551
Exhibition: July 15 – September 28
Tuesday – Saturday 10am-2pm
Private viewing possible at any time:
by appointment:
a66Gallery@gmail.com
or whatsapp: +34 618704551
Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid (born in 1995 in Tours, France) is a young Franco-Iranian artist based in Paris. His painting research draws from an intimate and layered universe where childhood memories intertwine with influences from the visually expressive world of manga and the refinement of Japanese literary culture, merging with the religious iconography absorbed from his mother, an icon restorer.
For the artist, childhood has always represented an inexhaustible reservoir of authentic emotions, a mythical and fluctuating time in which the world appears constantly open, immense, and still to be explored. His paintings occupy a fragile threshold, perpetually oscillating between wonder and the loss of innocence.
The childish and solitary figures, sometimes accompanied by animals, that inhabit his canvases strongly embody this transitional state: captured in still but emotionally charged poses, they stand at the center of each painting as contemporary archetypes—fragile and powerful, corporeal and spiritual, in a vibrant and rhythmic balance.
Emblematically embodying this vision is the series „Scarlet Clouds” (2024), which titles the exhibition and arises as a reflection on landscape, understood not as a naturalistic representation but rather as an inner space, a metaphorical and symbolic sanctuary.
In these paintings, forests, mountains, and heavily colored skies are not mere surfaces of color or didactic settings but genuine emotional planes, capable of evoking a necessary elsewhere: a horizon of possibilities that, however, never forgets the nostalgia of times gone by. The young human figure that inhabits, experiences, and traverses it—often static and solitary—imparts a radiant aura to the overall image, contrasting with a nature that, engulfed by movement, manifests itself to our eyes as a bubbling, layered, and alive entity.
In line with this sensitivity, the title of the series draws inspiration from „Scarlet Clouds“, translated into French as „Nuages garance”, a collection of short stories by the Japanese writer Yasushi Inoue, known for his “poetic” and “calm” style, even when addressing complex or dramatic themes.
In these stories, the world of childhood is depicted with rare depth. Inoue’s children play, laugh, and cry, but when they suddenly and painfully confront adult reality, they develop a new sensitivity that captures the complexity of emotions and embraces feelings previously unknown, such as jealousy, humiliation, and melancholy.
The personal note of the artist’s search emerges in the suggestion encapsulated in the title. The clouds, with their imaginative potential, tell us of a naturein its most ephemeral, changeable, and contemplative dimension. They are also metaphors for memory, its fleeting nature, and the profound evocative power that often accompanies it. The scarlet color, on the other hand, besides recalling painting and its paradigms—often associated with drama, sensuality, and theatricality—becomes, in this case, a sort of visual cry, as intended by Henri Matisse.
This hue evokes moments of transition, such as dawn and dusk, and the nostalgia that accompanies the end of one cycle or the beginning of another. „Scarlet Clouds” thus becomes charged with poetic tension: a melancholic yet revealing atmosphere that marks a turning point, whether tragic or wonderful.
In this light, the paintings of Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid become spaces of healing.
Text by Domenico de Chirico
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NICOLAS MEHDI POUR VAHID
aб6 Gallery freut sich, die Einzelausstellung
„Scarlet Clouds“
des französisch-iranischen Malers
Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid aus Paris zu präsentieren.
Private Eröffnung: Samstag, 12.Juli, 19:00–22:00 Uhr
Anmeldung: a66Gallery@gmail.com
oder WhatsApp: +34 618 704 551
Ausstellung: 15. Juli – 28. September
Dienstag bis Samstag, 10:00–14:00 Uhr
Private Besichtigungen jederzeit möglich
nach Vereinbarung via
a66Gallery@gmail.com
oder WhatsApp: +34 618 704 551
Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid (1995 in Tours, Frankreich) ist ein junger französisch-iranischer Künstler mit Wohnsitz in Paris. Seine malerische Forschung entspringt einem intimen, vielschichtigen Universum, in dem Kindheitserinnerungen mit Einflüssen aus der bildgewaltigen Welt der Mangas und der Feinheit japanischer Literaturkultur verschmelzen – verbunden mit der religiösen Ikonografie, die er von seiner Mutter, einer Restauratorin von Ikonen, übernommen hat.
Für den Künstler stellt die Kindheit stets ein unerschöpfliches Reservoir authentischer Emotionen dar – eine mythische, fließende Zeit, in der die Welt grenzenlos, offen und voller Entdeckungsmöglichkeiten erscheint. Seine Gemälde bewegen sich an einer fragilen Schwelle, ständig zwischen Staunen und dem Verlust der Unschuld pendelnd. Die kindlichen, oft einsamen Figuren – manchmal von Tieren begleitet –, die seine Leinwände bevölkern, verkörpern diesen Übergangszustand auf eindrucksvolle Weise:
In stillen, aber emotional aufgeladenen Posen verharren sie im Zentrum jedes Bildes – als zeitgenössische Archetypen: zerbrechlich und kraftvoll, körperlich und geistig, in einem vibrierenden und rhythmischen Gleichgewicht. Symbolisch verdichtet sich diese Vision in der Serie „Scarlet Clouds” (2024), die der Ausstellung ihren Namen gibt und eine Reflexion über Landschaft darstellt – nicht als naturalistische Darstellung, sondern als innerer Raum, ein metaphorisches und symbolisches Heiligtum.
In diesen Gemälden sind Wälder, Berge und intensiv gefärbte Himmel keine bloßen Flächen oder erzählerische Kulissen, sondern emotionale Ebenen, die ein notwendiges „Anderswo“ evozieren – ein Horizont der Möglichkeiten, der zugleich stets die Nostalgie vergangener Zeiten in sich trägt. Die jugendliche Figur, die diesen Raum durchlebt – oft still und allein –, verleiht der Bildkomposition eine strahlende Aura, die im Kontrast steht zu einer Natur, die sich in Bewegung befindet und sich als schichtreiche, lebendige Kraft entfaltet.
Im Einklang mit dieser Sensibilität bezieht sich der Titel der Serie auf „Scarlet Clouds”, auf Französisch „Nuages garance“, eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten des japanischen Schriftstellers Yasushi Inoue, bekannt für seinen poetischen und ruhigen Stil – auch bei komplexen oder dramatischen Themen. In diesen Erzählungen wird die Welt der Kindheit mit außergewöhnlicher Tiefe dargestellt. Inoues Kinder spielen, lachen, weinen – und wenn sie plötzlich und schmerzhaft mit der Realität der Erwachsenenwelt konfrontiert werden, entwickeln sie eine neue Sensibilität, die ihnen erlaubt, die Komplexität der Gefühle zu erfassen und zuvor unbekannte Emotionen wie Eifersucht, Demütigung oder Melancholie zu erfahren.
Die persönliche Handschrift des Künstlers zeigt sich in der Bedeutung, die im Titel liegt. Die Wolken – mit ihrem fantasievollen Potenzial – stehen für eine Natur in ihrer flüchtigsten, wandelbarsten und kontemplativsten Form. Sie sind zugleich Metaphern für Erinnerung, ihre Vergänglichkeit und die tiefe emotionale Kraft, die sie in sich tragen. Die Farbe Scharlachrot wiederum, oft mit Drama, Sinnlichkeit und Theatralik in der Malerei verbunden, wird hier – im Sinne von Henri Matisse – zu einem visuellen Aufschrei.Diese Farbe erinnert an Übergangsmomente wie Sonnenauf- und -untergänge sowie an die damit verbundene Nostalgie beim Ende eines Zyklus oder dem Beginn eines neuen. „Scarlet Clouds” wird so zum Träger poetischer Spannung: eine melancholische und zugleich aufschlussreiche Atmosphäre, die einen Wendepunkt markiert – ob tragisch oder wundervoll.
In diesem Licht werden die Gemälde von Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid zu Räumen der Heilung.
Text von Domenico de Chirico
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NICOLAS MEHDI POUR VAHID
La galería aб6 se complace en presentar la exposición individual
„Scarlet Clouds”
del pintor franco‑iraní Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid.
Inauguración privada: Sábado 12 de julio, de 19:00 a 22:00 h
Confirmar asistencia: a66Gallery@gmail.com
o WhatsApp: +34 618 704 551
Exposición: del 15 de julio al 28 de septiembre
Martes a sábado, de 10:00 a 14:00 h
Visitas privadas en cualquier momento
previa cita en a66Gallery@gmail.com
o vía WhatsApp: +34 618 704 551
Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid (nacido en 1995 en Tours, Francia) es un joven artista franco‑iraní afincado en París. Su investigación pictórica nace de un universo íntimo y profundo, donde los recuerdos de infancia se entrelazan con las influencias visualmente potentes del manga y la delicadeza de la cultura literaria japonesa, fusionándose además con la iconografía religiosa que heredó de su madre, restauradora de iconos.Para el artista, la infancia representa un inagotable reservorio de emociones auténticas: un tiempo mítico y fluido donde el mundo se percibe como un espacio inmenso, abierto y por descubrir. Sus pinturas se sitúan en un umbral frágil, oscilando constantemente entre el asombro y la pérdida de la inocencia. Las figuras infantiles, por lo general solitarias y algunas veces acompañadas por animales, habitan sus lienzos de forma impresionante: permanecen en poses silenciosas, pero cargadas de emoción, situándose en el centro de cada obra como arquetipos contemporáneos: frágiles y poderosos, corporales y espirituales, en un equilibrio vibrante y rítmico.
Esta visión se condensa de forma emblemática en la serie „Scarlet Clouds”(2024), que da nombre a la exposición y reflexiona sobre el paisaje no como representación naturalista, sino como un espacio interior, un santuario metafórico y simbólico.
En estas obras, bosques, montañas y cielos intensamente coloreados no son meras superficies o decorados, sino planos emocionales capaces de evocar un “allí” necesario: un horizonte de posibilidades que simultáneamente alberga la nostalgia de tiempos pasados. La figura juvenil que habita, experimenta y recorre ese espacio —a menudo inmóvil y solitaria— imprime un aura radiante al conjunto, en contraste con una naturaleza en movimiento que se revela como una entidad viva, estratificada y palpitante.
Con esta sensibilidad, el título de la serie se inspira en „Scarlet Clouds”, traducido al francés como „nuages garance”, una colección de relatos breves del escritor japonés Yasushi Inoue, conocido por su estilo “poético” y “sosegado”, incluso al tratar temas complejos o dramáticos. En estos cuentos, el mundo de la infancia es retratado con una profundidad poco común. Los niños de Inoue juegan, ríen y lloran —y cuando se enfrentan de pronto y dolorosamente a la realidad adulta, despiertan una nueva sensibilidad que les permite captar la complejidad emocional, abrazando sentimientos antes desconocidos como los celos, la humillación o la melancolía.
La huella personal del artista aflora en el sentido implícito del título. Las nubes, con su potencial imaginativo, representan una naturaleza efímera, cambiante y contemplativa. Son a la vez metáforas de la memoria, su fugacidad y el poder evocador profundo que la acompaña. El color escarlata, por su parte, además de remitir al drama, la sensualidad y la teatralidad en la pintura, se convierte —en este caso, según la intención de Henri Matisse— en un grito visual.
Este tono evoca momentos de transición, como el amanecer y el atardecer, y la nostalgia que trae el fin de un ciclo o el comienzo de otro.„Scarlet Clouds” se carga así de tensión poética: una atmósfera melancólica y reveladora que marca un punto de inflexión, ya sea trágico o maravilloso.
Bajo esta luz, las pinturas de Nicolas Mehdi Pour Vahid se convierten en espacios de sanación.
Texto de Domenico de Chirico
2025 | may-june
a66 Gallery is pleased to present
the group exhibition
“from white to black and back”
Opening
Saturday, May|17
12am – 3pm
The exhibition “from white to black and back” brings together a group of artists united by a shared visual language: the deliberate use of black, white, and shades of grey. Within this pared-down palette unfolds a surprising breadth of expression — from stark abstraction to nuanced figuration.
Focusing on form, light, structure, and depth, the works reveal how the absence of color can become a powerful means of artistic articulation. The show invites viewers to experience the emotional and visual intensity that arises when color is stripped away — and to rediscover the expressive force of black and white.
Featuring works by
Oscar Seco
Paul Weiner
Benjamin Murphy
Susannah Martin
Ricardo Rodriguez
Camille Theodet
Jana Jacob
Nieves Guri
Arina Antonova
Ruben Einsmann
Opening: Saturday, May|17
12am – 15pm
Exhibition: May|19 – June|28, 2025
| Mon–Fri, 10am – 14pm or by appointment
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La Galería a66 se complace en presentar
la exposición colectiva
“from white to black and back”
Inauguración
Sábado, 17 de mayo
12am – 15pm
La exposición “from white to black and back” reúne a un grupo de artistas unidos por un lenguaje visual compartido: el uso deliberado de negro, blanco y tonalidades de gris. Dentro de esta paleta reducida se despliega una sorprendente amplitud de expresión — desde la abstracción contundente hasta la figuración matizada.
Centrándose en la forma, la luz, la estructura y la profundidad, las obras revelan cómo la ausencia de color puede convertirse en un poderoso medio de articulación artística. La muestra invita a los espectadores a experimentar la intensidad emocional y visual que surge cuando el color se elimina — y a redescubrir la fuerza expresiva del blanco y negro.
Presentando obras de
Oscar Seco
Paul Weiner
Benjamin Murphy
Susannah Martin
Ricardo Rodríguez
Camille Theodet
Jana Jacob
Nieves Guri
Arina Antonova
Ruben Einsmann
Inauguración: Sábado, 17 de mayo
12am – 15pm
Exposición: 19 de mayo – 28 de junio de 2025
| Lunes a Viernes, 10am – 14pm o con cita previa
2025 | march – may
Opening
Saturday 29.03.25
| 11 am – 3 pm
Duo exhibition
31.03. – 10.05.25
Monday – Saturday
| 10 am – 2 pm
a66Gallery is pleased to present the duo exhibition Moonage Daydream, featuring works by Paris Giachoustidis and Philip Grözinger, with a text by Domenico de Chirico.
The exhibition title, Moonage Daydream, is borrowed from the eponymous song by David Bowie, included in the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972). The exhibition presents itself as a liberated, imaginative, and dance-like conglomerate of theatrical spontaneity, creative autonomy, eclecticism, subjectivity, and dreamscapes—a continuous oscillation between reality and imagination, the Apollonian and the Dionysian.
More precisely, the word moonage could allude to a “lunar era,” while daydream refers to a waking dream, an illusion, or a fantasy. In this way, the tangible realm of the moon and that of a purely imaginary reality intertwine inseparably, generating a unique stage. The result is an homage to the moon itself—here understood in the manner of American writer Walt Whitman, who, in his poetry collection Leaves of Grass (1855), describes it as a comforting, friendly element, a symbol of a return to the simplicity and purity of childhood. Yet a quiet melancholy remains, whispering:
“And the moon comes up with a smile on her face / And the smile of the moon is so sweet / That I forget that my soul is full of a yearning, / That I forget that I am no longer a child, / And that my dreams of youth have gone away.”
This journey into the unconscious, through the paintings of Paris Giachoustidis and Philip Grözinger, guides us into visual and conceptual territories where dream and reality overlap. The exhibition invites viewers to immerse themselves in a fluid universe full of possibilities—a world that is simultaneously dreamlike and cosmic, where the rigid laws of physics, perspective, and logic dissolve, making way for an intense and transformative sensory experience, at times excessive, at others childlike.
On one hand, the paintings of Paris Giachoustidis (born in 1990 in Serres, Greece, lives and works in Berlin) materialize semiotics, technological culture, and historical testimony, presenting themselves as ever-changing mental landscapes. Here, human figures and natural elements merge in a harmony of ambiguity and transformation. His painting reflects an inner world poised between aspiration and reality—a realm where perception and imagination are free to contract and expand without limitation. The use of vibrant colors, dynamic compositions, and alluring scenarios consciously opposes the rigidity of conventional habits and the pantomime of supposed capitalist freedom, powerfully exploring alienation from existence. The result is a cohesive sensation, an uninterrupted flow where change becomes a constant—an eternal becoming that is visible in every moment.
On the other hand, Philip Grözinger (born in 1972 in Braunschweig, Germany, lives and works in Berlin) offers an equally enigmatic and intriguing vision, where the figurative blends with surrealism, and the everyday landscape is subtly distorted, questioning perception. Through auroral brushstrokes, his works invite reflection on the impossibility of grasping reality in a definitive manner, celebrating the fluidity of forms, the mutability of images, and their meanings. Between form and sentiment, solitude and noise, vibrant colors and an unsettling aura, Grözinger’s imaginary world comes to life. He consciously employs oil, acrylic, pastels, and spray paint, creating an aesthetic that simultaneously draws from surrealism, expressionism, and romanticism. His works go beyond surface appearance, exploring the fragility of the human condition and the evocative potential of light and shadow play, transforming the ordinary into poetic and deeply relevant metaphors. In this new series of paintings, the artist, embracing even the notion of vanitas, focuses on floral and landscape themes, nurturing a profound interest in these elements as they symbolize transience and ephemerality.
Moonage Daydream thus becomes a field of exploration for the multiple dimensions of human experience. Despite their distinct painterly languages, both artists invite us on an intellectual journey where every element can transform, be reinterpreted, and reconsidered. Their works are not mere pictorial representations but true gateways to alternative worlds, where the visible merges with the invisible, and viewers are called to actively participate, guided by curiosity about the unknown.
This exhibition does not merely showcase images but creates an immersive experience—a true daydream that invites us to reflect on our relationship with reality, its nuances, and its transformations. Here, the boundary between the possible and the impossible becomes increasingly fluid, and imagination emerges as the key to new and surprising horizons.
Despite the explosion of vivid colors that capture attention and instill an innate sense of vitality, Moonage Daydream ultimately serves as an invitation to look beyond the discernible and surrender to a sensory experience that transcends the self-satisfied here and now.
With a restless rhythm of fragility and a longing for love, aware of the fleeting nature of life, beauty, and time, all these flowers, slowly closing, can finally allow themselves to be kissed with intensity by the lofty, enigmatic, and silvery moon.
2024/2025 | december – march
SLOW – International Artists from Mallorca
Arina Antonova
Anna-Alexandra
AWeMaria
Caterina Roppo
Elia Nedkov
Thomas Perroteau
Caspar Jansen
Nicolás Tarragó
Mallorca has become a refuge for those creatives seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of major art metropolises and find inspiration in tranquility. The island invites you to slow your pulse and open your mind to the beauty of simple things. Here, the concept of Slow Living becomes tangible: mindfulness, harmony, and the joy of those small, often overlooked moments of life.
In this unique environment, a creative community has blossomed that celebrates authenticity, sustainability, and a deep connection to nature. Their art is a symbiosis of deceleration and empathy, imbued with respect for humanity, animals, and the environment. It combines zest for life with contemplation and opens up unusual perspectives on what is essential.
The works of these artists speak of love, empathy, forgiveness, and self-reflection – themes that touch the heart and invite the viewer to pause. Personal experiences and collective challenges intertwine in artistic expressions that are both moving and encourage dialogue.
The exhibition “SLOW” – International Artists from Mallorca captures this special philosophy. Its meditative aesthetics and profound themes create a space where art and life resonate in harmony.
2024 | Oct.- Nov.
”Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!”
2024 | Aug.- Sept.
midsummer group
2024 | June-July:
„La dolce vita”
Group exhibition showcasing works by Susannah Martin, AWeMaria and Jana Jacob.
2024 | April-May:
“Hello, is it me?
solo AWeMaria
