"In
The Name Of The Creator of
All Beauties"
What is considerable in the Iranian Paintings of Ms. Mojdeh Shirazi is
the effort which she has dispensed in creating visual elements so that
by using them she can induce the immaterial world in a unique style
which is that of referring to "emotional bonds". Although what has
been so far employed in such subjects has been related to the material
world, certainly the display of the special spiritual and divine realm
which is behind these paintings requires its own exceptional
atmosphere and brushstroke.
To create and induce this spiritual world, the artist has tried to
adjust the effectual laws of her works from the aesthetic point of
view in the shape of form and color with the abstract meaning of the
works.
Undoubtedly, the Iranian Paintings of Mojdeh Shirazi in this
exhibition direct the viewers not toward the external stimulus but in
the way of pondering and inward search. The eye travels from point to
point in these paintings and does not stay idle at one spot which
could have resulted more from this idea that, the artist, like other
pioneers of the art of Iranian Painting, consider the whole world
overflowing with the presence of God Almighty. And for this reason
nothing should and nothing could be the center of the universe. May
be, on the very same basis, in these paintings there can be no breach
between the "Lover and Beloved".
In this collection the artist has carefully deleted any gaps in the
existing elements of the paintings, in order to reach this goal.
In these works, the artist has pondered the logic of symbolism and
mysticism by escaping from the void, using logic of solidity,
aesthetic of contradiction and creating a relation and correct
correlation between the subject and the form.
But the important point which must be considered in the inspection of
these paintings is that by using an insinuating style and by employing
artistic allegories in depicting such elements as the Gazelle, Horse,
Bird, Phoenix, etc, which are all elements of God's creation and
conception, the artist has had the essence of human existence in mind.
A vision which is not limited to a special time and place and can be
anywhere, anytime.
In conclusion, the unique serenity and poise which exist in these
works of art is devoid of the stain of individualisms and can remind
the ponderous man of the "Love" of God.
We wish this artist great success and growing blessing.
Mojdeh Tabatabaie
Autumn 2002
