Sofia Pashaei

Sofia Pashaei

BornNationalityBased In
1989N/ABrussels
Biography

Sofia Pashaei works with oils on linen to create incredibly atmospheric domestic scenes. With a confidence in use of colour which parallels the work of the Expressionists and The Blue Rider Group, Pashaei wields her brush to each canvas with immense precision. What has shifted however, is that the figures in her pieces are women enjoying other women’s company, contrasting the male lens seen in Degas’s paintings of women bathing. The mood is one of total adoration for female intimacy and companionship. Her painting style is illustrative and graphic, crafting enticing tableaux in bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens. A spotlight might highlight the passing of a lemon, or the reaching for a glass of wine between friends. Functioning like candid photographs, each painting brings about a peaceful moment in time which has been carefully distilled by Pashaei. Absurdist details make their way onto the canvas, for example, a bathtub may split into a table the scale of limbs might be slightly out of kilter, or a goose may wander from outside in one painting, into a room of another work. This humour imbues each painting with a charm that is seen cohesively as they operate as an ode to female friendship. ...

Selected Artworks
My Peacock and I
Sofia Pashaei
My Peacock and I, 2021
100 x 70cm
My Rooster and I
Sofia Pashaei
My Rooster and I, 2021
100 x 70cm
Summer Evening
Sofia Pashaei
Summer Evening, 2021
70 x 100cm
Moving out, Moving in, Moving on
Sofia Pashaei
Moving out, Moving in, Moving on, 2021
70 x 100cm
Synchronicity II
Sofia Pashaei
Synchronicity II, 2021
60 x 70cm
Synchronicity I
Sofia Pashaei
Synchronicity I, 2021
60 x 70cm
Later, well later they left the bar
Sofia Pashaei
Later, well later they left the bar, 2022
100 x 145cm
Of course, there are several ways to be
Sofia Pashaei
Of course, there are several ways to be, 2022
100 x 135cm
Midnight Snack
Sofia Pashaei
Midnight Snack, 2022
100 x 155cm
As in childhood
Sofia Pashaei
As in childhood, 2022
100 x 150cm
Events carry on
Sofia Pashaei
Events carry on, 2022
100 x 160cm
The Blue Room
Sofia Pashaei
The Blue Room, 2022
80 x 60cm
The Red Room
Sofia Pashaei
The Red Room, 2022
80 x 60cm
The Green Room
Sofia Pashaei
The Green Room, 2022
80 x 60cm
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