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Reihaneh
Raei
Reihane
Raei
born
in
Isfahan
1984
has
BA
in
Handcraft
from
Isfahan
art
University
and
MA
in
illustration
from
Fine
art
faculty
of
Tehran
University.
She
had
many
solo
and
group
exhibitins
and
this
is
her
fifth
solo
exhibition.
As
the
artist
says:
”
The
imaginary
palaces
I
have
created
in
this
collection
are
located
in a
great
garden.
During
the
process
of
making
them,
I
have
thought
of
the
garden
trees,
flowers,
water,
birds,
lights,
and
sounds.
I
have
made
palaces
and
framed
memories
of
flowers
in
my
mind.
The
garden
that
these
palaces
are
located
in,
is
the
secret
garden
of
“hope”.
This
secret
garden
is
somewhere
in
our
minds.
It’s
hidden
and
should
be
discovered.
It
should
be
protected
in
order
to
flourish.
“Gardens”,
“flowers”,
and
“hope”,
need
to
be
taken
care
of
in
order
to
survive.
I
thought
about
the
fact
that
winter
is
going
to
pass
and
how
spectacular
spring
is.
That’s
the
time
a
big
celebration
is
thrown
in
the
garden,
which
everyone
is
invited
to.
Working
on
this
collection,
was
a
contemplation
for
me
to
remember
that
spring
and
celebration
are
on
the
way.
This
collection
includes
twenty-four
necklaces
with
titles
for
each
and
a
couple
of
sketches.
for
naming
my
artworks,
I
was
inspired
by
texts
about
Persian
gardens.
This
collection
is
supposed
to
help
the
viewers
to
make
their
own
imaginary
gardens.
I
have
worked
on
all
aspects
of
the
artworks
and
the
story
continues
after
looking
at
one.
When
the
necklace
is
worn,
the
person’s
body
is
going
to
be
tantamount
to
the
secret
garden..”
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Nasrin
Shapouri
Azar
Nasrin
Shahpouri
Azar
born
in
Tehran
1984
has
BA
in
Sculptur
and
MA
in
illustration
from
Tehran
Art
University.
She
had
many
group
exhibitins
in
Iran
and
this
is
her
first
solo
exhibition.
As
the
artist
says:
” If
we
consider
illustration,
as
illuminating,
clarifying,
decorating,
glorifying
a
concept,
this
illumination
also
needs
interpretation.
This
might
mean
to
enable
seeing.
We
make
a
concept
or a
text
that
includes
terms
and
mental
meaning
and
make
them
tangible
by
shape
and
image
which
is a
tangible
and
concrete
matter.
That
is
why
I
was
interested
in
illustration
and
years
later
this
interest
opened
the
gates
of
sculptor
for
me.
Therefore
my
imagination
and
dreams
developed
more
than
my
studies
and
imaging.
I
tried
to
centralize
the
human
and
set
human
in
the
center
of
my
attention
and
freely
to
enter
my
imagination,
talk
and
gradually
get
away
from
my
mind.
Individuals,
each
one
thinks
differently
in
my
works,
sometimes
teases
and
belittle
life
and
sometimes
remain
in
absolute
seriousness.
Human
sometimes
enters
my
works
with
an
imaging
way.
I
try
to
utilize
common
materials
and
try
to
use
empty
spaces
as
an
element
of
my
works
therefore
by
constant
reduction
and
addition
I
achieve
new
forms
that
I
present
them
sometimes
as
individual
or
in
multi
forms
and
I
use
empty
spaces
to
express
my
thoughts
better
and
realize
my
dreams
and
wishes
in a
way.”
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| Guity Seif
Guity Seif Born on February 1937 in Tehran into a family well versed in and fond of art. Guity gained her preliminary knowledge and experiences of art from her father and uncle who collected Persian and European antiques, carpets and paintings. At the early age of nine, she began her private lessons in painting. In high-school, under the tutelage of Russian teacher she learnt the fundamentals of classical painting.
It was then that she began working with oil paint and learnt the techniques for color mixing. Understanding and mixing colors were second nature to her from early on.
She continued her work in France in the 80’s and 90’s. While in France she participated in group and individual exhibitions in Paris and other cities in France and was awarded gold, silver and bronze medals as well as honorary diplomas. This recognition encouraged her to continue her work and further explore different styles, including abstract and modern renditions of faces and figures.
In 1983, on the recommendation of an Italian artist, she began sculpting in a private workshop in Paris. She began casting her sculptures in Bronze at the world famous and prestigious Landowski Foundry in the suburbs of Paris. It is there that she became familiar with the difficult and extraordinarily subtle traditional techniques of sculpting and casting.
For the last 30 years she has been working continuously doing abstract floral and figurative paintings and sculptures. Her inspirations are always derived from the abundance of beauty and color in nature and human emotions.
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