Freedom, 2019 (Handwritten poem calligraphy)
Two-Dimensional Wall Art > Drawings (Mixed Media)
40 x 40 x 2
$10,000.00
Artwork #
851
Artist's Statement
My work routinely takes Persian’s rich literature as a lens to explore broader social issues in the modern world including gender balance, identity trouble and censorship. I untie my personal gendered experiences in the East and West by retracing and redefining its expressions, rooted in philosophy and mysticism. Freedom refers to women and liberation. I have chosen this poem of Rumi that resonate with me and gives the courage to women, going through the fear of judgment. In “Freedom”, Rumi poetry, with its concern for life’s lessons, forms an anchor between the past and present. This poem written in repetition on nude, may be hundreds of years old, but it is just as relevant today as it was when it first written.
“Don’t listen to them!
They seem to protect,
But they imprison.
They are your worst enemies.
They make you afraid
Of living in emptiness.”
Poem: Rumi
Photo: Darya Orlova
Artist
Mobina Nouri
Contact Information
Mobinanouri@gmail.com
