Tag: Nasser Ovissi
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02 Paintings, Middle East Artists, Nasser Ovissi’s Thorses, with Footnotes, #47
Nasser Ovissi is an American-Iranian painter whose work is characterized by stylized figures of Arabic women and horses. Set amidst geometric patterns and decorative elements, his figures seem to merge into and out of the space behind them. “My work is dedicated to the beauty of life and I hope those who experience my work…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Nasser Ovissi’s Rakhsh and the Simorgh, with Footnotes, #60
Rakhsh (“luminous”) is the stallion of protagonist Rostam in the Persian national epic, Shahnameh of Ferdowsi. The color of Rakhsh is described as “rose leaves that have been scattered upon a saffron ground” and it is first noticed by Rostam amongst the herds of horses brought over from Zabulistan and Kabul. In this first encounter Rakhsh…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Nasser Ovissi’s Esphahan, with Footnotes, #48
Nasser Ovissi is an American-Iranian painter whose work is characterized by stylized figures of Arabic women and horses. Set amidst geometric patterns and decorative elements, his figures seem to merge into and out of the space behind them. “My work is dedicated to the beauty of life and I hope those who experience my work will…
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