M Smart was born in Tehran in 1998 with the actual name Mehdi Nemati. He has studied architecture at the Faculty of Art and Architecture of the Islamic Azad University of Tehran. He quickly started his professional activity in painting.
M Smart held his first solo exhibition in Delgosha Gallery in 2017. Also, He has held many exhibitions inside and outside of Iran, the most important of which is the group exhibition "What is the future of art? Call" at Tate Modern London and "New Day, New Wave" at Ibou Gallery in Paris. Among the galleries in Iran, M Smart has cooperated with O Gallery, Homa, Lajevardi Foundation, Saradipour, Artibition, and Soo Contemporary.
M. Smart's interest in contemporary cultural movements such as pop, and punk and his close connection to the contemporary arts have made his work unique among his generation and absorbed international attention. M Smart's works have been sold many times at Bonham's auction.
However, the story of M. Smart and some of his friends' fame, goes back to the "Eastern Whistle" exhibition by Fereydoun Ave’s Curatorial. He mentions: "We were just some young painters who got to know each other during exhibitions and activities, and then our friendship reached the point where we decided to form a group and work together. The fact that some people work together to produce a work of art gives them strength; When we started working as a group, the impact of our artworks and exhibitions dramatically increased. It was a special experience for us. Before the group formation, there were similarities in our works, but when we socialized and got to know each other more, our similarities increased. These similarities in our artworks became the visual and behavioral approach the Eastern Whistle Group is known for.
M Smart's works can be divided into two categories: black-and-white and colored artworks. His black-and-white artworks are reminiscent of Picasso's printmaking. The distinctive feature of M Smart's colored works is the presence of contrasting, bright, and sometimes fluorescent colors. Also, similar forms of body parts such as mouth, eyes, and hands are repeated in both categories of his works. In addition, Unconventional and eccentric compositions are the characteristics of M Smart's recent works.