Play dead
Play dead
Play dead
Play dead
Play dead
Play dead
Play dead

Hayv Kahraman

Play dead, 2021203.2 x 152.4cmSign in to view price
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oil on linenThe Third Line
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This contemporary artwork features a captivating portrait of a woman. The composition is dominated by a striking black hairstyle that frames her face, contrasting with the warm peach tones of her skin. The subject's expression is pensive, with eyes that convey a sense of introspection. The artist's technique reflects a minimalist, almost abstract style, using bold shapes and muted colors to create a powerful, evocative image. This piece likely explores themes of identity, feminine mystique, and the human experience, inviting the viewer to contemplate the emotional depth and individuality of the subject. ...

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Hayv Kahraman
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
Entanglements no.1
Hayv Kahraman
Entanglements no.1, 2021
177.8 x 177.8cm
Play dead
Hayv Kahraman
Play dead, 2021
203.2 x 152.4cm
Entanglements with torshi
Hayv Kahraman
Entanglements with torshi, 2021
177.8 x 177.8cm
Flax, torshi and entanglements
Hayv Kahraman
Flax, torshi and entanglements, 2021
106.7 x 172.7 x 3.8cm
AntiBody outpour
Hayv Kahraman
AntiBody outpour, 2021
88.9 x 88.9cm
NeuroBust no.1
Hayv Kahraman
NeuroBust no.1, 2021
88.9 x 88.9cm
NeuroBust no.2
Hayv Kahraman
NeuroBust no.2, 2021
88.9 x 88.9cm
Moustache mask
Hayv Kahraman
Moustache mask, 2021
88.9 x 88.9cm
Back Bend 2
Hayv Kahraman
Back Bend 2, 2020
121.9 x 147.3cm
Back Bend 1
Hayv Kahraman
Back Bend 1, 2020
127 x 127cm
Eyebrow-gut-brain axis
Hayv Kahraman
Eyebrow-gut-brain axis, 2021
35.6 x 26.7cm
Moustache-gut-brain axis
Hayv Kahraman
Moustache-gut-brain axis, 2021
43.2 x 30.5cm
Trauma portfolio no.1
Hayv Kahraman
Trauma portfolio no.1, 2021
29.2 x 34.3cm
Bend Drawing 5
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 5, 2020
16 x 18cm
Bend Drawing 2
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 2, 2020
32.5 x 21.5cm
Bend Drawing 7
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 7, 2020
25 x 22.5cm
Bend Drawing 9
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 9, 2020
18.6 x 15cm
Beard-gut-brain axis
Hayv Kahraman
Beard-gut-brain axis, 2021
34.3 x 26.7cm
Untitled
Hayv Kahraman
Untitled, 2023
292.1 x 139.7cm
Untitled
Hayv Kahraman
Untitled, 2023
127 x 243.8cm
Lizard brain
Hayv Kahraman
Lizard brain, 2022
25.4 x 29.2cm
The Third Line
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. ...

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