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Gallery Isabelle Van Den Eynde: WHAT LIES BENEATH | SECOND EDITION - 11 Sept 2012 to 1 Nov 2012 Current Exhibition |
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WHAT LIES BENEATH | SECOND EDITION 11 September - 1 November 2012 Preview: Monday 10 September 7 - 9 pm Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde is delighted to present the second edition of What Lies Beneath, a group show of work by young Iranian artists. Reflecting the gallery’s ongoing commitment to nurture emerging talent, the sequel of What Lies Beneath reveals the development of Arefeh Riahi, Iman Raad, Pouya Parsamagham and Farrokh Mahdavi since their participation in last year’s edition, and presents two new emerging Iranian artists, Javad Azimi and Shahrzad Changalvaee. Conceived in an ongoing dialogue between the Haerizadeh brothers and their fellow artists in Iran, Rokni Haerizadeh describes how the works in the show reveal the artists’ “are interested in explorations into the nature and condition of man; in dealing with different facets of man – sometimes the political man, sometimes the nostalgic, the desires or memories of man, the body itself.” The paintings, video works, embroidery, photography and installation all acknowledge shared influences, experiences and heritage, while manifesting individual preoccupations and expressions of human essence that transcend any umbrella theme or concept. Javad Azimi , whose works feature in What Lies Beneath for the first time, creates vivid paintings reflecting an accumulation of Persian tradition through nostalgic insights. The subjects, compositions, and atmospheres in his works vary, and yet they are consistently inspired by traditional decorations of architecture, objects, carpets and other functional objects. Animals, mythical beasts, geometric forms, and folkloric characters appear and re-appear, mingling into undefined sequences. Shahrzad Changalvaee , exhibiting at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde for the first time, presents a series of black and white photographs entitled ‘Mountains of Alas and Regret.’ In this latest body of work, she creates mountainscapes from words that resonate with emotion: The mountainscapes, playing with Farsi words by creating landscapes from them, redefine expressions of emotion, literally and metaphorically shrouding them to create an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. Chavangalaee explores the sensation of the sublime, the pleasant pain that feats of nature arouse. Alongside her photographs, she presents a video work filmed during her recent residency in London that reveals her profound feelings of frustration and isolation in a foreign environment. Tehran-based painter Farrokh Mahdavi seeks to materialize man’s essence, delving beneath the socially formed aspected of human existence to study the core of our being through depictions of our flesh and organs. He moulds tender-skinned figures and dense, meaty flesh from acrylic mixed with resin, and mutilates these raw bulges to capture physical experiences of suffering and recovery with unrivalled sensitivity. Pouya Parsamagham presents a group of light boxes of different sizes, each displaying film clips of moving figures, captured on the artist’s phone. Chasing the characters with his camera, keeping the future of each running figure ominous, incomplete, intriguing, Parsamagham creates a dramatic and mysterious narrative. The fates of the characters, gathered from different fictional events and moments in time, are intertwined into this ongoing chase. Parsamagham’s work is developing in a time when technology is facilitating the constant monitoring and tracking of individuals. Parsamagham creates a world of mystery that beguiles the viewer and yet resonates with the relentless endeavors of powers for the control and supervision of people. In the second edition of ‘What Lies Beneath’, Iman Raad brings together acerbic social critique with elements redolent of traditional Iranian folk tapestry in a collection of new works that show continuity with his wide-ranging sources of inspiration and influence, and yet markedly develop new complexity and expression. He continues to elusively reconcile the modern and the traditional in such a way that reflects the bulldozing of valued folk traditions - sorrowful tales and joyful promises that ring true with modern political rhetoric and reality emerge through mockery and admiration of both the past and the present. Arafeh Riahi embroiders flowers on photographs printed on cloth, accompanies them with dry definitions of the flowers’ symbolisms, and finally presents them in the form of everday tables. Juxtaposing these seemingly disparate elements, Riahi is able to raise questions about the issues and status of women, encouraging the viewer to reconsider standard perspectives through her profoundly sensitive, feminine and at times humourous creations. Press contact: Minnie McIntyre [email protected] GALLERY ISABELLE VAN DEN EYNDE Al Quoz 1, street 8, Al Serkal Av. # 17, Po. Box 18217 Dubai, UAE T: + 97 1 (0)4 323 5052 E info @ ivde.net |
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