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Untitled

Artist Monir Farmanfarmaian Iranian, 1924-2019

Date2015

Dimensions27 1/2 × 37 1/2 in. (69.9 × 95.3 cm)

MediumFelt-tipped marker and glitter on paper

ClassificationDrawings

Credit LineGift of Haines Gallery and the artist

Object number

2018.21

Not on View

Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, Haines Gallery, Based on the Hexagon, The Recent Drawings of Monir Farmanfarmaian, May 7-June 27, 2015.Comparative ReferencesSee also Suzanne Cotter, et al, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian-Infinite Possibility: Mirror Works and Drawings, 1974-2014, Serravles, 2014.Label TextMonir 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 1945m staying until1957 to complete her studies. She spent an additional 25 years in New York after the start of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Fluctuating between both cultures has informed her use of Islamic design’s mathematical principles to build intricate patterns based on geometric abstraction. These experiences have also led to her multimedia approach, in which two- and three-dimensional materials and techniques inform each other. Indicative of this reciprocal relationship, Untitled utilizes the reflective properties of glitter to draw a parallel between her drawing and large-scale mirror mosaic sculptures. Developing both practices in tandem, Monir’s visual language explores variations on line and shape, with her drawings presenting possibilities for multiple patterns and geometries similar to her sculptures.