NimaNabavi is a Dubai-based self-taught artist whose practice is focused on geometric abstraction and its connection to the natural world. Using only pens and rulers, his handmade, grid-driven manifestations of elaborately layered and ordered drawings are greatly inspired by his grandfather who was a master geometer for over 50 years.

Nabavi’s work is often created in series of multiple and interconnected elements that represent sequential and rhythmic progressions of color, shape, and pattern. His mathematical approach and repetitive numeric symbolism rely heavily on advanced planning, precise calculations, and self-developed methodologies to ensure the vital structural accuracy of each work. This contemplative execution of intricate geometries aims to build complexity out of simple forms, and reveal the inherent beauty of our shared reality.