the boxer
poetic persian girl
Restoration
There are moments in life that leave a mark on people and follow them to their future. For me, it’s my grandmother, a Qashqai nomadic woman waving kilim with colorful threads. She would sit in front of the loom and start weaving without a pattern on paper. I used to think she was a wizard, she always knew what color to use for the next knot and what the next pattern was. When I asked her what they meant she would say “…just look around you, the color of the wild pistachio tree and the gold of sunset.” In this collection I start the first step of working like my grandmother, sitting on the ground in front of my work, walking around it, being a part of it. The pleasure of unconditional experimentation is dependent on this engagement. It could be a painting. Sculpture or weaving a kilim carpet. At this point, the artwork is the scene of an event. figures detach from their context and regenerate themselves into an independent form of art. Automatism relies on the artist's subconscious. A mixture of intention and what happens unexpectedly. The first move is unrestricted and instinctual. But the second stage is calculated. At this stage the task is to find a balance between freedom and discipline. Following a dramatic visualization as well as a united foundation. As an undergraduate student, I worked with a range of contemporary and traditional materials. I Experimented with techniques, tools, and media and acquired theoretical and technological skills to define my artistic approach and this collection was the result.