فارسیNiazi continued his university studies in music (opera) and painting, and graduated with a master’s degree in art history and art studies from Queen’s College, New York. He lived in the United States for nearly two decades, and his first solo exhibition was held in Beverly Hills.
His works have been exhibited in about a hundred domestic and foreign exhibitions, including New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Munich, Chicago, and Tehran, and have received more than 30 international awards. He also founded the first Iranian open-air art expo in Laleh Park in 1977.
He has created over 50,000 works and refuses to publish a book of his works because he believes photography cannot convey the true light and framing of the works. Niazi is a romantic artist who believes in popularizing art, and he sees the roots of traditional painting in Iranian culture as a reason for its acceptance.
Trees are the main focus of most of his paintings; dense trees with vertical, repeating lines that sometimes extend to infinity. These landscapes, beyond the representation of nature, create a mental and poetic world, and some critics consider them an allusion to human life and a symbol of resistance and the continuity of life.These characteristics are considered his visual signature, placing his works on the border between realism, romanticism, and symbolism.
The visual structure of his works is strongly influenced by classical music; the repetitive rhythm of the trunks, the fluid brushstrokes, the gradual rise of the forms, and the emotional atmosphere of the colors reflect the listening to Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Schubert while creating the work, which enhances the poetic quality of his works.
Although many of his works are nature-oriented, their visual structure is also linked to Iranian tradition, including the use of decorative forms, a flatter structure than Western perspective, and the narrative spirit of nature. These characteristics place his works on the border between tradition and modernity.
In addition to his nature-based paintings, Niazi has also created a series of metal assemblages using coins, keys, and industrial parts. These works are close to the atmosphere of pop art and conceptual art, and show that he is not only a naturalist, but also has an experimental view of the form and arrangement of materials.