The World where to I Adhere: Farah Ossouli from Iran and Gizella Varga Sinai from Hungary
Here, There, and Everywhere: Anticipating the Art of the Future
 The work contains many allegorical and calligraphic elements, which have their roots in the art, culture and civilization of the East and West. For example, the oak leaves, symbolizing wisdom, reflect this tree’s sacred position in pre- and post-Islamic history. Turquoise blue symbolizes the sky; ochre represents the earth, which also refers to the material and spiritual world in Islamic Art. The shape of the cross is an ancient Persian symbol that also bears symbolic significance in Christian cultures. Two women angels also can be seen in the center of both canvases, representing the role of the mother/artist—two diverse worlds each of which carry a third world between them, which suggests Rumi words:
‘Don’t search me in the two worlds, there and here Those are both lost in the world, where to, I adhere.’”When:
Thursday, April 2 - Saturday, April 25
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