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Avish Khebrehzadeh: Backyard and Other Stories

RISD Museum
Avish Khebrehzadeh: Backyard and Other Stories
Friday, October 30 - Sunday March 28th, 2010

Avish Khebrehzadeh's (Iranian, b. 1969) hand- drawn animations and large-scale drawings are praised for their poetic sensibility and dreamy, timeless atmosphere achieved through the most economical means. Their usual motifs-human figures performing simple activities, iconic animals, and excerpts of nature against neutral backgrounds-are made of elemental shapes which are softly drawn with just a pencil, olive oil, and resin. The artist's inspiration stems from childhood memories, everyday life, literature, and art history. The contemplative and somewhat mysterious nature of Khebrehzadeh's work allows for a variety of readings and invites the viewer's participation though his/ her own imagination. Along with the selection of Khebrehzadeh's single channel videos, the exhibition will include her work Backyard (2005/2006), large- scale video projection on a three panel drawing from the Museum collection.

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Publicado: 2009-11-12

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