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PAINTING
Untitled
2018
The common thread among all these works is the use of oil and acrylic paints on canvas, with the chosen subject being women. All of these paintings were created spontaneously. This collection was experimental, aiming to discover my inner feelings of myself as a woman and the creator of these works.
The approach was to, on different days, without any prior planning, engage in drawing while experiencing the unique emotions of that day, both towards myself and my own gender as a woman, along with all the sensory and intellectual preoccupations that surrounded me at that moment. Consequently, all the choices of colors, techniques, and subjects were influenced by the internalizations of a woman along a distinct line of life experiences that the medium of painting allowed. It reflects the non-uniformity of human moods and the different perspectives we each have about ourselves, our lives, and our gender at different times.
Nature
2016
As an artist, I've always found it more captivating to capture the underlying emotion of a subject rather than depicting it in a literal and realistic manner. In my paintings of nature, I've strived to create a bridge between the personal and inner feelings I experienced in the moment of creation and the sensations that being in that specific moment and place afforded me. I aimed to record a slice of life that was unfolding in that particular day, time, and location.
I believe that personalization and infusing an artist's inner self into the work is what transforms it into something more than a simple copy of the subject. From my perspective, art is meant to alter our way of seeing and perceiving, nurturing our imagination, rather than merely replicating. This is why my choice of colors, their combinations, and execution is deliberate. Additionally, I selected cardboard as my canvas because it has a drier texture than fabric, allowing for quicker absorption of color and resulting in a different technique than working on traditional canvas.
I used to envision it all for you
2016
One of my everlasting sources of inspiration is travel and the road. It's a shared experience among all humans who journey, gazing out of windows, getting lost in thoughts and fantasies. For me, the road has always been one of the dearest moments because, through this entrancement and passage, I've been able to bridge to my deepest emotions and thoughts, as if this road has been traversed within me as well. This moment, especially as depicted in this canvas with oil and colors, I thought, deserves a name of its own. For all travelers who have rested their heads against the window, lost in thoughts with music in their ears, thinking of their loved ones, and reminiscing. A shared moment among all travelers, regardless of age...
The painting technique for conveying motion involved using loose strokes and fading colors without distinct lines, symbolizing the movement, while the design is based on a real image captured on the road during the journey.
Their Life is NOT Wild
B.A. Dissertation, 2014
This collection, presented in the form of 10 canvases as a thesis exhibition, stemmed from the idea of addressing and shaping it in response to the increasing incidents of animal cruelty. It was, in essence, a fusion of my love for animals, design, and character creation. I've always believed that art transcends language and enters the scene where words fall short, making it a powerful medium for individual and societal impact.
Given the current relevance of legislating for animal rights and my personal curiosity about the boundary between animals and humans, I chose to break away from the conventional oil painting approach for my thesis. As a result, my chosen medium was pencils for illustrating the lines and emotions that were best expressed through this medium, combined with watercolors to convey a sense of innocence and lightness in the animals' spirits.
The background material for these works departed from traditional canvas and employed textured cardboard, primed with color and gypsum to preserve the pencil work's feel as if it were on paper. My objective with this collection, as implied by its title, was to challenge the attribution of "wild" qualities to animals that, by their instincts and the laws of nature, behave as they do. In fact, they strictly adhere to well-defined natural laws, whereas brutal and inhumane behaviors consistently arise from humans, who consider themselves civilized and mature.
For this reason, I even wanted to convey through the title that the usage of "wild" and "wildness" for natural animal life is a mistake, and those who commit acts of cruelty towards animals, despite their human awareness, possess a wilder nature. For example, in the bear painting, despite the blood in its mouth symbolizing hunting, I aimed to allude to the natural cycle of life by showing fish alive in its stomach, highlighting that this is a natural life and not an act of malice, as opposed to human slaughter driven by personal gain. Or the sacred deer or the calf, where their innocence or fusion with a human infant's body is depicted, serving to emphasize that any element of human life introduced into the images signifies senseless violence and cruelty.
This collection was successful in achieving a score of 19.50 out of 20, thanks to its creative approach to the subject matter, the use of unconventional materials, and the underlying concepts communicated through visual representation rather than just realistic techniques, as evaluated by the panel of professors.
