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Witnesses Sculpture
Canada
Sculpture, Resin on Other
Size: 3.5 W x 12 H x 3.5 D in
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About The Artwork
“For the dead and the living we must bear witness.” (Elie Wiesel) The world is full of events that bring wonder to all of us. As human beings, sometimes we can do nothing except being witnesses to these occurrences. Shahrzad Amin’s new collection, titled “Witnesses,” is a constant reaction to fundamental aspects of modern life such as democracy, human rights, equality, capitalism, migration and the plurality of the society we live in. “Witnesses” are inspired by the twelve statues known collectively as the “Tell Asmar Hoard” that are famous for having wide eyes and their sense of humble attentiveness are appealing. The clean simplicity of these figures offers a vast space in which to push our mind. We can see a deep compassionate gaze in their eyes that never force us to venture too deeply but, rather, leaves it entirely up to us as to how far in us might like to travel. Amin’s goal is to use her art against all the stereotypes that are fed to us on a daily basis. She also continues to create socially engaging art pieces that invoke thoughts and encourage conversations about social issues that surround us. Creating original pieces that truly move people to feel intense emotions is a challenge that she tries to explore with her sculptures.
Details & Dimensions
Sculpture:Resin on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:3.5 W x 12 H x 3.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Shahrzad Amin is an Iranian-Canadian award-winning interdisciplinary artist with more than twelve years of diverse experiences as a sculptor, multimedia and installation artist, model designer, stop-motion artist, and potter. She creates socially engaging art pieces that invoke thoughts and encourage conversations about socio-cultural issues that surround us. Shahrzad makes original pieces that truly move people to feel intense emotions. Her interest in fundamental social issues such as democracy, human rights, equality, and migration has informed an art practice examining diasporic and socio-cultural subjectivities through the lenses of art practice, sensory ethnographic filmmaking, architectural design, gender, and language. Her works highlight a social openness and necessity for global international connectivity, by applying the historical eastern architectural figures such as arch bridges as a metaphor for overcoming cultural distances. She obtained a BFA from Tehran University of Art in 2010 and a MFA from OCADU in 2020.
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