Amir Mobed was born in Tehran in 1974. He began making sculptures as early as 1989, and studied fine arts in Tehran's Azad University of Art and Architecture (1995-2001). After a fairly long practice in sculpture, he created his first installations in 1999. In 2001 he won the third prize in the Third Tehran Sculpture Biennial.

In addition to many solo exhibitions, mainly installation, Mobed has participated in many important local exhibitions like Tehran's Second and Third New Media Exhibitions (2003, 2004), First, Second and Third Tehran Biennial of Sculpture (1997, 1999, and 2001), "Spiritual look", and "Iranian Garden", Both held in Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, (2003, 2004), as well as international exhibitions like: New Art Biennial in Doha, Qatar, 2004,  "Iranian Sculpture in Mexico", Mexico City, 2006, L'Iran sans frontière, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, 2009 and Iran Inside Out, Chelsea Museum, New York. 

Amir Mobed seeks new definitions of volume and space, time and vision in his diverse body of work. Trying to reach a new aesthetic through multiplication and repetition of elements, he has made various experiments with different materials.

Diversity of the materials is Mobed's particular characteristic. Plaster; iron sheets, sometimes rusted, clay, mirror, candles, apples, flowers, disposable dishes, human hair, ice and his own body.

In his installations and environmental works, he is especially interested in the concept of the living spaces. He brings about total changes in the visual qualities of the environments, usually by assembling great numbers of reproduced pieces, containing different cultural-social allusions in each case. These works raise issues about the relation between art, society and the environment we are living in. He usually makes his installations in the open air to be able to touch the public and the passers-by, not just those who intentionally come to the museums and galleries to see the artworks. Also, often tries to involve the viewers in the process of creating the piece.

Amir Mobed lives and works in Tehran.

Public Projects:
Permanent installation in Bahman Cultural Center, Tehran 2000
Permanent sculpture in Sculpture Park, Hashtgerd  2005
Permanent installation in Imam Ali Museum of Religious Arts, Tehran 2006
Memorial for the victims of chemical weapons, City Park, Tehran  2007

Prizes:
First prize of three successive Festivals of Iranian Young Visual Artists  1993, 94, 95
Third prize of Tehran's Third Biennial of Sculpture 2001

Scholarships:
Residency in the Cité International des Arts, Paris, awarded by the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, 2003

Memberships:
Member of Association of Iranian Sculptors
Member of Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts
Permanent Member of Iranian Theatre Forum