VIEW IN MY ROOM
Canada
Sculpture, Resin on Wood
Size: 6 W x 11 H x 10 D in
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These figures are hand cast in urethane resin and painted with acrylic paints. They are pretty light and unbreakable. The stand comes with the figure. “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” (Elie Wiesel) The world is full of occurrences that bring wonder and awe to us all. As human beings, sometimes we are rendered powerless in these scenarios. We are held captivated in these instances and become witnesses to what is incredible. Fundamental social issues such as democracy, human rights, equality, capitalism, migration, and the duality of the society we live in, are central to my work. I hope that my new collection titled “Witnesses” touches us at the very core, reminding us of our shared humanity like justice, honesty, forgiveness, and decency. “Witnesses” is inspired by statues known collectively as the Tell Asmar Hoard (Early Dynastic I-II, ca. 2900–2550 BC). They are famous for having wide eyes and a sense of humble attentiveness. The clean simplicity of my sculptures offers a vast space in which to expand our minds. We can see a profound innocence and a compassionate gaze in their eyes, that never forces us to venture too deeply into them. This instead leaves it entirely up to us as how deeply we’d like to get lost in that innocent, sympathetic gaze. Furthermore, by sculpting “Witnesses,” I place myself in other people’s eyes. I can feel their pain, sorrow, hope, joy, loss, and vulnerability; challenging my own belief system. “Witnesses” are small simplified figures, with an emphasis on faces. They are smaller than actual human size. I used air-dry clay for modeling, silicon for mould making, and urethane resin for casting them. They meant to move people to feel intense emotions. The pieces don’t have a specific identity; instead, they are symbolic representations of different types of people who are emanating their feelings of wonder for the glory of life. With the collection, I invite viewers to try to experience the Witnesses’ sentiments. I want to challenge people to find answers to the Witnesses’ enigmas, why are they so astonished? What are they gazing at? What are they witnessing? The viewers stare at my sculptures, and the statues will be staring right back at them. The best way to feel these intense emotions is to look and contemplate to see the visceral deep. The more audiences engage with the installations, the more the feelings shall emanate and propagate through them; unifying the creation and the audience. I believe humans need to recall the past in the present moment. By creating these pieces, I aimed to visualize the concept of humanism, with a focus on the value of the human condition. The capacity of this includes a sense of worth and dignity from Renaissance art and philosophy in the modern sense. We can then compare these attributes with the vulnerability of humanity and the dehumanizing aspect of becoming a number in today’s society. The materiality of these pieces reflects the Renaissance medium in a reconceptualized contemporary form.
Sculpture:Resin on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:6 W x 11 H x 10 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Canada.
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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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