Fahimeh has a breadth of experience as an artist, which began in her youth in Tehran as a student of the School of Fine Arts and as apprentice to the great Iranian master miniaturist Hossein Behzad. She has illustrated several children's books and currently teaches private art lessons to Salt Lake City youth.
Fahimeh states that her current work is an in depth depiction of women's lives under the influence of Islam from ancient times to the present day. I would add that past meets present in her paintings. Walking into Finch Lane gallery is like stepping into ancient Persepolis, in the desert valley between Shiraz and Yadz, Iran. Images on the walls evoke processions of subjects bearing gifts to the 5th century Persian King Cyrus the Great (author of the first human rights charter). A replica of this clay cylinder written in cuneiform is housed in the United Nations. The images of Persepolis are juxtaposed with those of everyday life, including vibrant depictions of women socializing in a hookah den or plunging into the traffic-clogged streets of Tehran.
To read an article about this exhibition featured in Utah Arts Magazine, visit:
http://artistsofutah.org/15Bytes/index.php/fahimeh-amiri-at-finch-lane-gallery/
Wow, thanks for sharing! Ever since I read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, I have become much more aware of artists from Tehran and elsewhere in the Middle East. The styles and ideas coming from the contemporary artists in the region are very inspiring to me.
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