Kour pour biography
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Kour Pour is a British-Iranian-American artist whose visual language is informed by longstanding, global traditions of intercultural exchange.
Kour Pour
Kour Pour (born 1987) is a British-born American artist,[1] who is of British and Iranian-descent. His artwork is inspired by living between different cultures and he works primarily in painting and printmaking.[2] Pour is best known for a series of carpet paintings.
He lives in Los Angeles.[3]
Early life and education
Kour Pour was born in 1987 in Exeter, Devon county, England.[4] His Iranian father moved from Iran to England at the age of 14; and his British mother was born in England.
His father owned a small carpet shop in England, and Pour would spend time there as a child.[5][6]
He also often travelled to Los Angeles to visit family members on his father’s side.
He attended Santa Monica College, and would ultimately move there to attend Otis College of Art and Design (BFA, 2010).[1][5]
Career
Living in Los Angeles, he was exposed to hip-hop and became interested in the ide