Comments on: Nazir Tanbouli, Painter

By: this is lemonade

this is lemonade — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:46:52 +0000

Wow. Thanks for sharing this. Nazir’s paintings remind me of someone else’s but I’m not sure whose. I love the boldness and confidence of them. I wish we had more of this kind of thing in the UK. I lived in Germany for a while, and there was so much good graffiti (and admittedly a lot of awful stuff) you would just go around on your daily commute and have art to look at out of the window. I miss that here. I wish we also built “social” housing to the standard of some of the German specimens I’ve experienced. Well constructed, well insulated, not-damp/drafty/mouldy… instead of cheaply and hurriedly bundling another tower block in some spare square yard somewhere with materials that are brightly coloured but don’t look like they should last 5 years 🙁

By: Cherub

Cherub — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:11:00 +0000

I think the problem with buildings like this was that they eventually became like prisons for a lot of people who lived in them. It would be nice if places like this could be replaced with decent houses with a little bit of garden ground at the back. This is what they have been doing in my town and it is much better for the community. It’s also good for young families.

Love the artworks, Nazir has real talent.

By: mc

mc — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:53:39 +0000

Just wondering how I can sneak out of work Friday afternoon to go visit his studio…

By: John Campbell

John Campbell — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:26:06 +0000

Huge respect to Nazir for courageously splashing some wonderful colour on to the grey gloom of this condemned landscape. Would be good to think he may enjoy some commercial success with his uplifting and engaging work. Good luck and well done!

By: Yeshen

Yeshen — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:10:44 +0000

Beautiful work, this is just round the corner from my place so will go down this weekend.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:49:07 +0000

Another fantastic post about genuinely interesting people!

By: Libby Hall

Libby Hall — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:15:22 +0000

How good it is to have this whole extraordinary Work recorded. I hope someone has/will make a film as well.

‘…tombs sealed up against grave robbers…’

‘…these little boxes stacked-up for people to live in…’

The Gentle Author’s words become a part of the whole.

(Fascinating to have the time span pointed out: 1952 with its optimism for ‘The New Elizabethan Age’ and 2012 with the reality of the diamond jubilee of that optimism.)

By: Lynn Hardaker

Lynn Hardaker — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:38:51 +0000

Amazing work.
Thanks.