Of
fondness & pain
Paintings
Negar Ahkami
December 5, 2004
iranian.com
Merging her Iranian influences of electric color
and rhythmic, framed, symbolist narratives with her Western influences
of pop, Orientalist, post-impressionist, and medieval art -- helps
Negar Ahkami reconcile her fondness for Persian culture with brutal
events in Iran and the painful stereotypes of Iran in American
media to which she has been exposed. Negar's unification
of these sources suggests a relationship, complicating prevalent
American (and art historical) notions of an isolated "Islamic
World." The visual cacophony in her work echoes
the distinct voice of first generation American experience. Negar's
spontaneous process, whereby imagery reveals itself to her from
wet gesso and coffee stains, results in a psychological, intuitive
dialogue with Persian painting >>> Bio
at fortnight-kitchen.com
Negar Ahkami's work will be on display at an
Open Studio for New York's School of Visual Arts' Masters in
Fine Arts (MFA) program, where she is currently enrolled. Like
all the other MFA students at SVA, Negar is opening her studio
to the public for
2 days, during these hours: December 17 & 18, 2004. Reception:
Friday, December 17, 5 - 9 pm. Exhibition: Saturday, December 18, 12 - 8 pm.
Studios: 141 West 21st Street in Manhattan, 8th & 9th Floors, Studio #921.
7 paintings
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Fall,
2003
58" x 49 1/2", Coffee stains, acrylic, saffron, gesso,
glitter, gravel, and pen on paper
Work created at the Jentel Artist Residency Program, Wyoming
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