Iman Maleki is an Iranian painter born in 1976 who is known for his hyperrealistic paintings that resemble photographs. He studied under Morteza Katouzian, one of Iran's greatest realist painters, from a young age. Maleki has had many successful exhibitions of his paintings, including at the Contemporary Museum of Art in Tehran in 1999 and the SABZ galerie and SA'AD ABAD Palace in 1998 and 2003 respectively. He is considered one of the best realist painters in the world due to his unbelievable technique and talent for creating paintings that look just like photographs.

1. PHOTO’S OR PAINTINGS?

2. Iman Maleki: Look like photo’s... but these are actual PAINTINGS!

4. UNBELIEVABLE!

5. Born in 1976 in Teheran. From an early age he was fascinated with paintings. Age 15 he studied with Morteza Katouzian, de greatest realist painter in Iran & since had many successful showings of his paintings. The most important exhibition to date was the “Exhibition of Realist painters of Iran” in the Contemporary Museum of Art in Teheran(1999) and the “Group Exhibition of KARA Studio Painters” in the SABZ galerie(1998) and the SA'AD ABAD Palace(2003). Iman Maleki

7. He is consired to be the best realist painter in the world!

10. Unbelievable technique and talent...