Nima Nabavi: Sunrise at the Vortex
The Third Line is pleased to present Sunrise at the Vortex, the second solo exhibition by Nima Nabavi at the gallery. Featuring a selection of new works made by the artist between 2022 and 2025, the show marks a significant evolution in his practice, both conceptually and technically. Rooted in his travels to sites across the world considered to be energy centers by different communities, the works reflect Nabavi鈥檚 deepened commitment to introspection, geometry, and modes of making that embrace technology alongside traditional tools.
Spending quiet time in these sites, the artist forged a stronger connection to himself and the universe, which prompted a turn to his practice as a way for meditation and self-exploration. Created in concentrated, inspired bursts within makeshift studios in Roswell, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Dubai, the resulting works exude increasing complexity and intensity in both form and color.
Roswell2223 (2023), the largest handmade piece Nabavi has created to date, consists of countless lines that create a brilliant, crystalline surface. Drawn painstakingly over the course of a year鈥攐ften while crouching over the canvas to trace each line, assisted only by a nine-foot ruler鈥攖he piece reflects the artist鈥檚 belief in life: 鈥淚f the intention to maintain a pattern is there, then over time, all these lines will form the pattern鈥攍ike life, in the sense that if we maintain the intention to live with kindness, openness, and consistency, we will lead that kind of life, even if we may have some bad days on the way.鈥� Collectively, the geometric forms of the work map out a universe that invite viewers to lose themselves in.
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The Third Line is pleased to present Sunrise at the Vortex, the second solo exhibition by Nima Nabavi at the gallery. Featuring a selection of new works made by the artist between 2022 and 2025, the show marks a significant evolution in his practice, both conceptually and technically. Rooted in his travels to sites across the world considered to be energy centers by different communities, the works reflect Nabavi鈥檚 deepened commitment to introspection, geometry, and modes of making that embrace technology alongside traditional tools.
Spending quiet time in these sites, the artist forged a stronger connection to himself and the universe, which prompted a turn to his practice as a way for meditation and self-exploration. Created in concentrated, inspired bursts within makeshift studios in Roswell, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Dubai, the resulting works exude increasing complexity and intensity in both form and color.
Roswell2223 (2023), the largest handmade piece Nabavi has created to date, consists of countless lines that create a brilliant, crystalline surface. Drawn painstakingly over the course of a year鈥攐ften while crouching over the canvas to trace each line, assisted only by a nine-foot ruler鈥攖he piece reflects the artist鈥檚 belief in life: 鈥淚f the intention to maintain a pattern is there, then over time, all these lines will form the pattern鈥攍ike life, in the sense that if we maintain the intention to live with kindness, openness, and consistency, we will lead that kind of life, even if we may have some bad days on the way.鈥� Collectively, the geometric forms of the work map out a universe that invite viewers to lose themselves in.
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The Third Line is presenting Sunrise at the Vortex, the second solo exhibition by Nima Nabavi at the gallery.
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