TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings by Maryam Darvish displaying women and their mixed emotions will open at Tehran’s Vaali Gallery on Thursday.
A collection of eight figurative paintings depicting women resting on a sofa will go on display in an exhibit entitled “Women and Furniture”, Darvish said in a press release.
“Women in special moments of their life while they are free doing nothing and filled with mixed feelings of rest, joy and doubt are portrayed in these paintings,” she added.
“Out of all the worries and concerns in the life of a woman, the moments which show rest and joy are chosen, however they might showcase the moments of doubt a woman has before she is about to make a decision, or the happy moments when she is enjoying her spare time,” she said.
“All the paintings, except one, show only figures of women without revealing their faces. Since most of us can recognize feelings by facial expression, the elimination of portraits prevents visitors from immediately recognizing the feelings of the women portrayed in these paintings,” she added.
“Actually the visitors must guess at the emotions of the women in the paintings. Only one of the paintings shows a face, however the precise feelings of the figure are still vague and unknown to the visitors,” she explained.
The exhibit will run for a week in the gallery located at 71 Khoddami St. off Vanak Square.
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