Homayoun Salimi is one of the modernist Iranian artists and is known for his abstract paintings. He has also been active in the Iranian university as an art teacher. Salimi entered Tabriz Fine Arts Conservatory in 1965. Three years after graduating, he went to France to study painting at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. After graduating with a master's degree in aesthetics and his Phd in aesthetics from the Sorbonne University in 1990, he returned to Iran and began his educational activities as a member of the faculty of Tehran University of Arts. His first solo exhibition was held at the Niavaran Cultural Center, and after that his works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group work views inside and outside Iran.
The first period of Salimi's paintings had an atmosphere close to painting, but gradually, under the influence of Iranian architectural features, it shifted to pure geometric abstraction. "The three principles, harmony, balance and simplicity in my view, are the ideal aesthetic elements that I try to achieve by seeking a completely free and liberated environment, and through this I reach peace.”
This harmony is created through the repetition of geometric rhythms, rhombic forms, stars, rectangles and squares, and the overall composition. His skill in the use of acrylic and his handling of this pigment prevent the dominance of the geometric basis of composition and give his paintings a dynamic character. He skillfully uses textures of color wash, coloring and rubbing, and allows results from pigments to happen.
Behnam Kamrani writes on the occasion of the exhibition of the private collection of Boom Gallery: "Pattern and texture play an essential role in the works of Homayoun Salimi] ....[arrangement and anarchy has some poetic aspects and the surface of paintings are embossed and colorful like embroidered beads and Pateh."
Farshid Maleki wrote about Salimi's first solo exhibition: "At night, when we pass through the streets and alleys, we suddenly come across windows that, with the special light that emanates from them, oblige us to express the peace and emotion that flows beyond them. "Salimi's work reminds me of such moments."