Psycho-Somatic
Anxiety is a part of every human life, andperhaps it can be endured at times; however,when it becomes chronic and persistent, it canlead to despair or even collapse. Some researchsuggests that engaging in manual arts is linked tothe brains dopaminergic pathways and resultsin anxiety reduction. This project depicts a partof the anxiety treatment process—a periodwhen […]
1027 Paper Tulips & One Scissor
Tulips took shape in the row-by-row knitting of my mother’shands, along the border of my childhood jacket. OnDelshad Dead-End, hearing the voice of the Nowruz streetvendor, I would run after him just to gaze at his papertulips—their leaves crafted from children’s discardedhomework papers, carrying the scent of Eid and spring!I used to trace my fingers […]
I, Beside Me
These are self-portraits before the chaos and conflict. Next to me, now lives another War-torn, whom I still don’t know.Ali Ansari Artworks Exhibition
With No Paternal
History, even in its own imagination, never conceived that things would continue for so long as to return to repetition and re-reading, and we, looking back at the path already trodden in our strained contemporary relationships, are adrift between truth and this distorted spectacle. Fictitious smiles are merely a sign of the eternal suffering that […]
Like a Canary
«My mom used to keep canaries. There was a mirror in theircage so they could see themselves and not feel lonely; so theycould sing and survive.”Like a Canary is my story. It could be a universal narrative,however, of staying away, falling apart, wanting and failing,being unheard or not seen, and taking refuge in yourself_even in […]
It Was not a tree, It Was a Memorry
It Was Not a Tree, It Was Memory«Today, I am your tree, lean on me. Tomorrow, yourboat. The day after, firewood for your cold days.»Plants, in the general sense of the word, and trees, inits specific sense, have been sacred to humans sincethe dawn of history. The Tree of Life has always held aspecial place […]
Metamorphosis
The «Metamorphosis» (Estahaleh) collection was formed in late 1401 with a focus on the psychological dimension and the hidden layers of human personality. The pivotal concern is the expression of human behavior, which is rife with contradiction and paradox. We are a people who, beneath our kind facades, conceal emotions and sentiments such as anger […]
The Being of Non-Being
In my childhood home, every day, after running endlessly under the blue sky, drunk on the sun and the scent of jasmine and petunias, I loved to lie down on a carpet that was full of color and fantastical patterns. Back then, when I’d let my eyes wander, on every one of the ledges, chests, […]
Cease Fire
A ceasefire, seemingly calm and secure, is yet alwaysinviolved with a collapse; it speaks of instability,insecurity, and a fleeting, temporary stability. Aceasefire can be described by its small instabilitiesand exemplified through familiar stories. Although aceasefire is the brief period after a war, for us, it is afamiliar experience—one of no short standing, and onethat exists […]
On The Land
My works are born from journeys—painted exclusively during travels, never in a studio. They emerge from direct encounters with nature, not from observation but from being within landscapes. This immersion is perhaps their only common thread. I surrender my palette and process to my inner state, painting without constraints. While earlier works featured female figures, […]