Leonardo, Forough and I
Screenprint
2017
2017
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Farah Ossouli, born in Zanjan in 1953, is one of the leading artists continuing the Persian miniature painting heritage today. Her works display personal interpretations of Persian poems and stories, considering themes of oppression, suppression, violence, love, hope and envy.
This nine-panel work depicts a headless child being breast-fed in the arms of one of the most famous women in art history, the Mona Lisa. Although she weeps tears of blood, her face shows no signs of pain. Each panel in the portfolio adds a new layer to the image. The title of the work relates both to Leonardo da Vinci and Forough Farrokhzad, one of the standard-bearers of modern feminist Iranian literature. In one of the layers of this work, Ossouli includes verses from Farrokhzad's poem 'Terrestrial verses', which is about violence in society.
This nine-panel work depicts a headless child being breast-fed in the arms of one of the most famous women in art history, the Mona Lisa. Although she weeps tears of blood, her face shows no signs of pain. Each panel in the portfolio adds a new layer to the image. The title of the work relates both to Leonardo da Vinci and Forough Farrokhzad, one of the standard-bearers of modern feminist Iranian literature. In one of the layers of this work, Ossouli includes verses from Farrokhzad's poem 'Terrestrial verses', which is about violence in society.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Leonardo, Forough and I |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | 'Leonardo, Forough and I', one of nine screenprints on paper, Farah Ossouli, Iran, 2017 |
| Physical description | One of nine screenprints on paper. Each piece in the portfolio adds a new layer to complete the final image. The last, completed image is signed and numbered by the artist. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Tarlan Rafiee and Yashar Samimi Mofakham |
| Production | Edition: 11/15 |
| Summary | Farah Ossouli, born in Zanjan in 1953, is one of the leading artists continuing the Persian miniature painting heritage today. Her works display personal interpretations of Persian poems and stories, considering themes of oppression, suppression, violence, love, hope and envy. This nine-panel work depicts a headless child being breast-fed in the arms of one of the most famous women in art history, the Mona Lisa. Although she weeps tears of blood, her face shows no signs of pain. Each panel in the portfolio adds a new layer to the image. The title of the work relates both to Leonardo da Vinci and Forough Farrokhzad, one of the standard-bearers of modern feminist Iranian literature. In one of the layers of this work, Ossouli includes verses from Farrokhzad's poem 'Terrestrial verses', which is about violence in society. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | ME.47-2023 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2023 |
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