Untitled
Artist: Monir Farmanfarmaian (Iranian, 1924-2019)
Date: 2015
Dimensions:
27 1/2 × 37 1/2 in. (69.9 × 95.3 cm)
Medium: Felt-tipped marker and glitter on paper
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Haines Gallery and the artist
Object number: 2018.21
Label Text:Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s complex drawings reflect the influence of both Iran’s traditional artforms and the pictorial language of 20th-century abstract art. Growing up in Iran, she first came to the United States in 1945, staying until 1957 to complete her studies. She spent an additional 25 years in New York after the start of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Alternating between both cultures has informed her use of Islamic design’s mathematical principles to build intricate patterns based on geometric abstraction.
In this drawing, the intricacy of intersecting and overlapping borders, fastidiously drawn hatch lines, alternating colors suggest a meditative quality to the work, while also referencing what Monir refers to as the “infinite possibility” of geometric form. The unexpected sparkle of glitter connects to her use of mirror glass in her sculptural works, like the nearby Aram.
In this drawing, the intricacy of intersecting and overlapping borders, fastidiously drawn hatch lines, alternating colors suggest a meditative quality to the work, while also referencing what Monir refers to as the “infinite possibility” of geometric form. The unexpected sparkle of glitter connects to her use of mirror glass in her sculptural works, like the nearby Aram.
Not on view