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Persian Copper Art
Art
exhibition by Darab Shabahang
March 11, 2012 3-7 pm
Promenade Building- party room
5225 Pooks Hill Road Bethesda MD
Darab’s Persian Copper Art
Exhibition is one of three, the first held in December 2007 and the
second in November 2010. Darab uses Copper sheets as a base for his
work. In addition to applying oils and acrylic paint to the copper
surface, Darab uses techniques such as applying acids and other
chemical reactors to create a rusted effect, and applying heat to
change the color of the copper to a darker tone, or to bring out
multiple colors to create a rainbow effect. Expression through the
use of this metallic surface is an aesthetic referred to as Persian
Miniature. In persian miniature, specific color combinations of
broken and pure colors are typically used which, artists such as
Mattis, the french fauve artist, admired. The main challenge for
Darab is to use these treatments to obtain a new and original visual
expression.
Persian Copper art uses persian
poetry as a way to express hopeful or inspirational messages to
Iranians about the dictatorship regime in Iran. Rather than being
used as a sort of calligraphy, these poems are embraced as a way to
support Iranians’ struggle for freedom. In his copper art, Darab has
chosen poems from traditional Iranian poets such as Hafez, Khayan
and Rumi, and contemporary Iranian poets such as Shamlu, Sepehri,
and Forough.
* For more information on Darab’s
copper art, check out
http://www.artpars.net/Persian_Copper_Art/Home.htm
Darab Shabahang
2012-03-08
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