"Capturing the raw facial expression of a person's innermost emotions in eruption has been the focus of my paintings," says Iranian-born artist Marjeneh Afkhami. "From love to hate, bliss to rage, might to fear, hope to despair, there is an extremity to each spectrum of emotionsa heated extremity when our inner thoughts melt into pure feelings that then takeover our bodies in an attempt to materialize into this world. In no part of the body is that phenomenon more apparent than on our faces."
In addition to being a thoughtful and sensitive painter, Marjeneh is a successful landscape architect whose private gardens, public parks, and commercial spaces can be seen all over the world.
"Íåïîñðåäñòâåííîñòü ÷åëîâå÷åñêèõ ëèö, âûðàæåíèå â íèõ ñàìûõ ðàçíûõ ýìîöèé ñîñòàâëÿåò ôîêóñ ìîèõ ðàáîò - ãîâîðèò èðàíñêèé õóäîæíèê Ìàðæåíå Àôêàìè _ Ëþáîâü è íåíàâèñòü, áëàæåíñòâî è ãíåâ, âëàñòü è ñòðàõ, íàäåæäà è îò÷àÿíèå _ ýòè êðàéíèå ñîñòîÿíèÿ íàïîëíåíû áîëüøèì ñïåêòðîì ýìîöèé. Ýêñòðåìàëüíîñòü ÷óâñòâ ïåðåïîëíÿþò ÷åëîâåêà, ñîäðîãàþò åãî òåëî âûõîäÿ íàðóæó. Íî áîëåå âñåãî îíè îòðàæàþòñÿ íà ëèöå". Íàáëþäàòåëüíîãî è òîíêî ÷óâñòâóþùåãî ïîðòðåòèñòà îòëè÷àåò è òî, ÷òî îí óñïåøíî ïðîÿâëÿåò ñåáÿ â ëàíäøàôòíîé àðõèòåêòóðå. Åãî ðàáîòû ýòîãî ïëàíà óêðàøàþò ÷àñòíûå ñàäû, îáùåñòâåííûå ïàðêè, òîðãîâûå çîíû âî ìíîãèõ óãîëêàõ ìèðà. | |||||||
Afkhami Marjaneh Àôêàìè Ìàðæàíå
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Untitled Oil on canvas, 10 x 10 cm Áåç íàçâàíèÿ Õîëñò, ìàñëî, 10 õ 10 ñì |
"Linger" Oil on canvas, 30 x30 cm "Çàìåäëåíèå" Õîëñò, ìàñëî, 30 õ 30 ñì | |||||||
"Fatigue, Despair, Assured, Aghast" Oil on canvas, 10 x15 cm (each) "Óòîìëåíèå, Îò÷àÿíèå, Óâåðåííîñòü, Îøåëîìëåíèå" Õîëñò, ìàñëî, 10 õ 15 ñì (êàæäîå) | ||||||||
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