Shohreh Mehran
dal 17/3/2013 al 26/4/2013
Segnalato da
17/3/2013
Shohreh Mehran
Etemad Gallery, Dubai
Defaced. Solo show
Shohreh Mehran's paintings on view at Etemad Dubai, are portraits of anonymous people which the artist has produced over the last three years. These paintings are based on studies of the gestures of resistance and defiance. They are permanent records of the 'faceless' individuals who find themselves on the wrong side of the law. We have become accustomed to seeing such images repeatedly in the media, when criminal offences take place because of the modern culture of sensationalisation that surrounds crime and its subsequent punishment. Born in Iran in 1958, Shohreh Mehran is a painter and a graphic designer who graduated with a degree in Graphic Arts from the Tehran College of Arts. Often communicating by absence rather than presence, Mehran's images capture and distil contemporary Iranian scenes and people, particularly in the urban and social context of Tehran.She has exhibited widely in Iran and her works have been shown in Middle Eastern region and internationally, including Sharjah Biennial 10 (2011), Iran Today, Brigitte Schenk Gallery, Koln (2010) Artspace, London (2007), Signature Gallery, Munster, and at the United Nations in New York (2000).