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Tehran, Iran
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had a pencil in my hand. Whenever I had some spare time, I was drawing and creating art.
The subject of my paintings relates to my childhood memories, my female identity, and the role of women in Iranian society. When I draw, I try to truly understand not only myself, but also womankind in general. Come to think of it, I’ve been focusing on women and their daily lives for most of my artistic career. Women are the source of life, and an enigma of nature; I find them to be mysterious, extraordinary, and phenomenal, and it’s no wonder why they were so often celebrated in Iranian mythology.
In this series of paintings, I’ve mostly depi
