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نازنین افشار هنرمندی ساکن ایران و کاناداست. او تحصیلات خود را در رشته عکاسی آغاز و در نقاشی در مقطع لیسانس در سال ۱۳۸۰ به پایان رساند. سپس به کسب تجربه از طریق کار با نقاشان مطرح فیگوراتیو پرداخت. در جستجو برای یک زبان شخصی در هنرش، او کارهایی را خلق می‌کند که در درجه اول بر پیچیدگی شرایط انسانی و مشخصات رفتارهای اجتماعی انسان ها تمرکز دارد؛ به خصوص درباره تفاوت‌های ظریف زنانه در جنبه های روانی-اجتماعی. تنوع و منحصر به فرد بودن هر فرد انسان الهام بخشی ست برای هنرمند، که رمز و راز وجود آن فرد را از طریق فیلتر ادراک خود به تصویر بکشد. نازنین افشار با مواد متنوع و تکنیک‌های گوناگون از جمله نقاشی، طراحی، عکاسی و مجسمه‌سازی کار می کند. آثار او در ایران و کانادا به نمایش گذاشته شده است
:به گفته هنرمند
دلیل جابه‌جا شدن انسان‌ها از یک مکان به مکان دیگر چیست؟ به طور کلی هر نوع جا به جا شدن، برای دست یافتن به تعادل است. انسان‌ها برای رسیدن به تعادل در خویشتن مهاجرت می کنند. ما گاه جذب تجربه هایی نو می شویم و گاه از آنها فاصله می گیریم تا به تحول خود کمک کنیم؛ و تا زمانی که بی قراری حاصل از این حس بی تعادلی در درونمان فروکش نکند، این سیر ادامه خواهد داشت
بر پایه‌ی تجربه شخصی، بر این باورم که زندگی در زیستگاه‌های مختلف بر چگونگی ادراکمان از آن محیط ها تاثیر می‌گذارد و این تاثیرات نیز به نوبه خود بر برداشت‌ها و باورهایمان
پس از چندین بار جابجایی، حس در موطن بودن، دیگر به عوامل بیرونی بستگی ندارد، بلکه حسی عمیقا درونی است؛ حس و حالی است که نه با جا و مکان، بلکه با کیفیت زندگی و هستی تعریف می‌شود
هر کدام از فرمها و عناصر طبیعی در کارهایم معرف محیط زیست اصیل آن است. با به چالش کشیدن رویکرد همیشگی‌ام به طراحی فیگوراتیو، در این کارها با به کارگیری ابزار و مواد مختلف برای خلق بافت‌های متفاوت، این مجموعه را به تصویر کشیده‌ام. علاقه‌ام به عکاسی و چاپ دلیلی بر استفاده از انتقال تصاویری از عکسهای قدیمی است. به گمانم این کار اشاره‌ایی ظریف به گذشته‌ی ماندگار در زمان حاضر است
همواره مجذوب کاربرد طلا و نقره در مینیاتورهای قدیمی برای نشان دادن نور و آب بوده‌ام. همین انگیزه‌ای شد برای ساخت رنگ‌های شخصی با درخشش متالیک در فرم های مختلف
قیاسی که از دیرباز میان شرق و غرب رایج بوده، در این دسته کارهایم در خلال ترکیب بندی ها، به نمایش گذاشته شده است؛ که در آنها تضادهای معمول روایت شده: نظم در برابر آشفتگی و احساس در مقابل منطق
در نهایت این مجموعه تلاشی است برای روایت چگونگی فراتر رفتن یادها و خاطره ها از مرزهای زمان، و رها گذاشتن ما انسان‌ها با حسی از هستی سرخوشانه و زودگذر
Nazanin Afshar is a Canadian artist originally from Iran. Nazanin felt her destiny as a painter early in life. She has studied fine arts, photography and received her BFA in Painting in Tehran in 2000. After her academic studies, she deepened her creative experience with two fellowship programs, working with prominent figurative painters. Now, she lives and works in Canada and Iran. In the search for a personal language, she creates a body of work that primarily focuses on the complexity of the human condition and social characteristics behavior of people; especially about nuances in women psychosocial aspects. The diversity and uniqueness of each individual inspire the artist to depict the mystery of their looks through her filter of perception. Nazanin Afshar works with a variety of media and techniques; including painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture. Her works have been exhibited in Canada and Iran.
Nazanin says:
For what reason people move from one place to another? To answer plainly, I would say it is to find some equilibrium; people migrate to find balance within themselves. We are pushed and pulled, to and from experiences that contribute to completing our evolutionary paths, and it does not end until the restlessness within us subsides.
My personal experience has taught me that living in different environments influences the way we perceive our surroundings, and in turn, how these perceptions influence our beliefs and mental patterns. After moving around a few times, the feeling of being at “home” no longer depends on external factors but something internally deeper; in other words, it is closer to a state of being no longer defined by space, but quality of existence.
Each natural forms and elements in my work represent a meaning distinctly related to its original environment. I was inspired to use different media to create various textures and also to challenge my regular approach of figurative drawing. My love of photography and printmaking led me to use image transfer techniques to revive old photographs, subtly referring to the past lingering in the present moment.
I was always fascinated by the use of silver and gold in old miniature paintings that represent water and light. This fascination motivated me to create my colors by using metallic pigments in different forms.
The age-old comparison of East vs. West was shown through compositions, depicting the usual contrasts that describe them.
Finally, this series is an attempt to convey how memories surpass the boundaries of time, leaving us with a sense of a fleeting serendipitous existence
نمایشگاه آثار " نازنین افشار " با عنوان " گمگشته در گذار " مهر 1398 گالری شیرین
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Overview and HistoryTehran is the capital of Iran and the largest city in the Middle East, with a population of fifteen million people living under the peaks of the Alborz mountain range.Although archaeological evidence places human activity around Tehran back into the years 6000BC, the city was not mentioned in any writings until much later, in the thirteenth century. It's a relatively new city by Iranian standards.But Tehran was a well-known village in the ninth century. It grew rapidly when its neighboring city, Rhages, was destroyed by Mongolian raiders. Many people fled to Tehran.In the seventeenth century Tehran became home to the rulers of the Safavid Dynasty. This is the period when the wall around the city was first constructed. Tehran became the capital of Iran in 1795 and amazingly fast growth followed over the next two hundred years.The recent history of Tehran saw construction of apartment complexes and wide avenues in place of the old Persian gardens, to the detriment of the city's cultural history.The city at present is laid out in two general parts. Northern Tehran is more cosmopolitan and expensive, southern Tehran is cheaper and gets the name "downtown."Getting ThereMehrabad airport is the original one which is currently in the process of being replaced by Imam Khomeini International Airport. The new one is farther away from the city but it now receives all the international traffic, so allow an extra hour to get there or back.TransportationTehran driving can be a wild free-for-all like some South American cities, so get ready for shared taxis, confusing bus routes and a brand new shiny metro system to make it all better. To be fair, there is a great highway system here.The metro has four lines, tickets cost 2000IR, and they have segregated cars. The women-only carriages are the last two at the end, FYI.Taxis come in two flavors, shared and private. Private taxis are more expensive but easier to manage for the visiting traveler. Tehran has a mean rush hour starting at seven AM and lasting until 8PM in its evening version. Solution? Motorcycle taxis! They cut through the traffic and any spare nerves you might have left.People and CultureMore than sixty percent of Tehranis were born outside of the city, making it as ethnically and linguistically diverse as the country itself. Tehran is the most secular and liberal city in Iran and as such it attracts students from all over the country.Things to do, RecommendationsTake the metro to the Tehran Bazaar at the stop "Panzda Gordad". There you can find anything and everything -- shoes, clothes, food, gold, machines and more. Just for the sight of it alone you should take a trip there.If you like being outside, go to Darband and drink tea in a traditional setting. Tehranis love a good picnic and there are plenty of parks to enjoy. Try Mellat park on a friday (fridays are public holidays), or maybe Park Daneshjou, Saaii or Jamshidieh.Remember to go upstairs and have a look around, always always always! The Azadi Tower should fit the bill; it was constructed to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire.Tehran is also full of museums such as:the Contemporary Art Museumthe Abghine Musuem (glass works)the 19th century Golestan Royal Palace museumthe museum of carpets (!!!)Reza Abbasi Museum of extraordinary miniaturesand most stunning of all,the Crown Jewels Museum which holds the largest pink diamond in the world and many other jaw-dropping jewels.Text by Steve Smith.
