The Presence Within the Absence
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The terms presence and absence describe fundamental states of one’s being. I believe that the presence of a person may be perceived later on in their absence.
The intent of completing this array of work is to capture moments of Presence following one’s Absence; possibly abducting the energy, aura, sound, movement, and even aroma of the moment, which in turn are just flashes of time, short-lived, and disappearing forever.
In this series of pieces, I try to emphasize human posture and movement; demonstrated as figurative abstract language in conjunction with monochromatic colours and thin layers of acrylic paint overlapping each other. Motions in time are compressed, prolonged, or seemingly in stasis - the tension between being present and absent.
The intent of completing this array of work is to capture moments of Presence following one’s Absence; possibly abducting the energy, aura, sound, movement, and even aroma of the moment, which in turn are just flashes of time, short-lived, and disappearing forever.
In this series of pieces, I try to emphasize human posture and movement; demonstrated as figurative abstract language in conjunction with monochromatic colours and thin layers of acrylic paint overlapping each other. Motions in time are compressed, prolonged, or seemingly in stasis - the tension between being present and absent.
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Elham Sarvi is an expressive figurative painter.
She studied Visual Arts at Soreh University in Tehran, Iran and Illustration Technical (Computer Animation) at Seneca College in Toronto. She has participated in over 20 professional art exhibitions in Canada. She is now residing in Port Moody and works as a full-time artist and art instructor in her studio in the City of the Arts. Her paintings are mostly Acrylics and Mixed Media on Canvas and Board. Her signature work consists of bright, bold colours with expressive figurative language. Elham's work is currently on display at Silk as part of the Gallery's latest show, La Femme La Femme is open from May 1 - June 10. |
