WAR

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Gallery 1313 Nov. 9-20 WAR works by Paria Shahverdi

Reception Nov. 10th 6:30pm

Artist Talk Nov. 13 3-5pm

1313 Queen St. West 416-536-6778 www.g1313.org

Artist Statement and Detailed Project Description

Paria Shahverdi’s collages are taut with the history of her own experiences as a child, woman, and artist in war-torn Iran, and thick with the magical realism that allows all survivors to make sense of the dark. Shahverdi asks you to lean in, to consider the rhythms present beneath the work- can you see yourself in these people, deconstructed into segments of tone, color, motive, and light? In all aspects of her art- writing, poetry, painting, drawing, collage.

Shahverdi seeks to create connections through her experiences, and define the edges of the world she lives in now. From 2012 she began to work on plywood with mixed media, such as gluing newspaper on wood, carving, and applying various layers of acrylic paint. Throughout this experience she continued to build an archive of works on plywood that became more organized and conceptualized over time. She began to increase the size of plywood and frame with plywood, giving her a deeper involvement with the material that she chose to create with. Eventually, this experience resulted in a series titled WAR.

Gallery Hours Wed- Sun. 1-6pm

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