Bita Ghezelayagh

Private Collection, London

Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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Javab gol goulgouleh ast? (Are bullets the answer to flowers?)

Previously an architect and art director of several Iranian films, Ghezelayagh has been combining talismanic symbols and embroidery on felt since 2004. Ghezelayagh feels that it embodies qualities such as simplicity and resilience, which she notices are often disregarded in Iran's march to modernity.

Her tunics and capes are felt canvasses on which she expresses her memories of growing up in Iran.  She found herself heavily influenced by post-revolutionary visual popular culture – particularly its symbols of resistance, protection and martyrdom and  has sought a new visual language that embraces tradition and modernity through a unique combination of ancient signs, symbols and calligraphy with conceptual art.