My creative practice draws inspiration from the rich intellectual foundations of Persian handicraft techniques and cultural symbolism while referencing and exploring Western traditions of abstract art. In my creative practice, I delve into properties of abstraction such that the blending of colour, line, form and content constructs a novel, suspenseful whole. For me, notional shapes and vivid colours can be effortlessly moulded into infinite formssuch asliving beings, architectural reliefs, plants and even perhaps musical notes. I aim to seize those transient instances in an attempt to solidify the fleetingly perceptible natural forms in the world before they evaporate into the ethereal. By challenging the philosophical and artistic ideals of finitude and perfection, I make an attempt to deconstruct reality to highlight the inherent gaps in human perception. I believe nothing is ever complete, as reality is in a state of constant flux and is ever evolving. In that vein, I seek to establish meaningful parallels between the natural and the conceptual by dismantling the tangible into its fundamental elements whilst simultaneously reconstructing the same with meticulous care. 

POOYA ARYANPOUR