Ever since I first laid eyes on a
Shirin Sahba painting, I have been enchanted with her artwork. It was some time in 2010 and one of her pieces was hanging on the wall in a dear friend's apartment.
Her style is consistent and distinctive while fresh and uplifting. Each of her paintings set a scene which although seemingly simple, captures a precious moment in time that becomes immortalized through the colors and details contained within it. There is often a sweetness and tenderness that evokes feelings of nostalgia and romance.
Her paintings offer a global perspective which gives one a peek into different cultures of the world while at the same time demonstrating the interconnected of us all. She does this by painting scenes to which most of us can relate regardless of our location on this planet, such as woman watering the plants (below), a man and woman stargazing (below), and a man with pipe biking with his groceries. There are others which stretch the imagination a little more, such as people riding elephants in traffic (below) or a man with his falcon (below). These are a few examples of how in a global world, we are all just human - we share feelings such as joy and sorrow, we experience love or the lack of love, we all need to work and to eat, we live within society and participate in its affairs. So many of these aspects that make us human are captured in these paintings. They radiate with life and create a sense of serenity that anyone can readily appreciate.
For all of you art-lovers who long for something different than what is often found in galleries these days, you can visit her
website or her
blog to see more of her work and learn more about this artist.
