Hayv Kahraman

AntiBody outpour, 202188.9 x 88.9cmPrice on Request

Details

MaterialGalleryLocation

oil on linenThe Third LineDubai

Description

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Visual Elements: The artwork features a striking portrait with a bold, minimalist composition. The subject's face is rendered in shades of pale beige against a dark, neutral background, creating a strong contrast. The prominent use of vibrant red for the lips and the splattering effect adds a dramatic, almost surreal quality to the piece. Subject Matter: The central focus is a close-up of a woman's face, with her intense gaze and the vivid red of her lips drawing the viewer's attention. The splattering of red, reminiscent of blood, creates an unsettling and visceral impression. Artistic Style and Technique: The painting employs a stylized, almost illustrative approach, with a flattened, graphic quality to the subject's features. The strategic use of color and the application of the red paint suggest an expressionistic, emotionally charged technique. Context: This work may be interpreted as a commentary on the complexities and fragility of the human experience, exploring themes of vulnerability, violence, or psychological turmoil. ...

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Artist

Hayv Kahraman

B.1981, Iraqi

Hayv Kahraman is an Iraqi artist whose practice encompasses painting, performance and sculpture. Her practice engages with gender identity and the patriarchy that she perceives within her own culture, as well as the Othering of the diasporic subject who has been displaced from their homeland. Kahraman’s paintings are formally beautiful, fragile and subtly painted onto linen or wooden board. But while subjects sometimes hold the gaze of their viewer, they are undeniably subdued and mournful. In recent work, the artist has depicted contorted female figures, their arms and legs akimbo, demonstrating the subjugation and manipulation of their bodies. These works are also a rumination on the simultaneous invisibility and visibility, the dehumanisation and amalgamation of migrants. ...

Hayv Kahraman: Artworks

Hayv KahramanEntanglements no.1, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanPlay dead, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanEntanglements with torshi, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanFlax, torshi and entanglements, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanAntiBody outpour, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanNeuroBust no.1, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanNeuroBust no.2, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanMoustache mask, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanBack Bend 2, 2020Price on Request

Hayv KahramanBack Bend 1, 2020Price on Request

Hayv KahramanEyebrow-gut-brain axis, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanMoustache-gut-brain axis, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanBeard-gut-brain axis, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanTrauma portfolio no.1, 2021Price on Request

Hayv KahramanBend Drawing 5, 2020Price on Request

Hayv KahramanBend Drawing 2, 2020Price on Request

Hayv KahramanBend Drawing 7, 2020Price on Request

Hayv KahramanBend Drawing 9, 2020Price on Request

Hayv KahramanUntitled, 2023Price on Request

Hayv KahramanLizard brain, 2022Price on Request

Gallery

The Third Line

Dubai

Founded in 2005, The Third Line is a Dubai-based gallery that represents contemporary artists locally, regionally, and internationally. A pioneering platform for established talent and emerging voices from the region and its diaspora, The Third Line has built a dynamic program that explores the diversity of practice in the region. Represented artists include: Abbas Akhavan, Ala Ebtekar, Amir H. Fallah, Farah Al Qasimi, Farhad Moshiri, Fouad Elkoury, Hassan Hajjaj, Hayv Kahraman, Huda Lutfi, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Jordan Nassar, Laleh Khorramian, Lamya Gargash, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Nima Nabavi, Pouran Jinchi, Rana Begum, Sahand Hesamiyan, Sara Naim, Sherin Guirguis, Shirin Aliabadi, Slavs and Tatars, Sophia Al-Maria, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, yasiin bey, Youssef Nabil and Zineb Sedira. ...