Artist Information:
Farahnaz Tafreshi
toronto,
Canada
Member Since: Oct 2011
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Artist Statement:
The Capture of Movement
There is a connection between
the physical and the mental
and our bodies often express
feelings which remain
unspoken. In the same way that
bodies have a language, so do
paintings. I have developed a
language of movement, action
and emotion. Abstract
Expressionist and Action
painting techniques, are
strong influences in my work.
My paintings are built up from
layers of observed movement –
they come from life, my
imagination and my memories.
Simple, primitive colours are
spontaneously improvised and
dribbled, splashed or smeared
onto the canvas, rather than
being carefully applied. I
see the canvas as a space for
my gestures to communicate
emotion, authentic and free,
and for the viewer to
participate in the formation
of meaning.
Losing control and brush
handling are my techniques in
order to make a faithful
record of movement and action
on the canvas. In my work, I
use multiple brush strokes:
applying paint in observed
moments and a series of rapid
gestures over large areas
making thick, swooping lines
with unmistakable brush marks.
I need to have freedom for
brush-handling and space to
express feelings so the size
of my work has always been
substantial scale. In the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS
2011 – Graduate Exhibition,
OCAD University, Toronto
2011 – Award Exhibition, OCAD
University, Toronto
2008 - ASOCIACIÓN CULTURAL
Valentín Ruiz Aznar, Granada,
Spain
2008 – Arta Gallery, Toronto
2005, 2003, 2001 – Sabz
Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 – Barg
Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1999 – Tajirish Children’s
Hospital, Tajirish, Iran
1998, ...
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Farahnaz Tafreshi's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Farahnaz Tafreshi's Portfolio.
The Capture of Movement
There is a connection between the physical and the mental and our bodies often express feelings which remain unspoken. In the same way that bodies have a language, so do paintings. I have developed a language of movement, action and emotion. Abstract Expressionist and Action painting techniques, are strong influences in my work. My paintings are built up from layers of observed movement – they come from life, my imagination and my memories. Simple, primitive colours are spontaneously improvised and dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied. I see the canvas as a space for my gestures to communicate emotion, authentic and free, and for the viewer to participate in the formation of meaning.
Losing control and brush handling are my techniques in order to make a faithful record of movement and action on the canvas. In my work, I use multiple brush strokes: applying paint in observed moments and a series of rapid gestures over large areas making thick, swooping lines with unmistakable brush marks. I need to have freedom for brush-handling and space to express feelings so the size of my work has always been substantial scale. In the ... |
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