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Third Family, 2011
Series of 8 sculptures
Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, and plasterDimensions variableReservedFurther images
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Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s 'Third Family' (2011) is a progression of eight geometric mirror-works, in which cut polygonal fragments of reverse-painted glass are arranged into kaleidoscopic compositions grounded on principles of...Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s "Third Family" (2011) is a progression of eight geometric mirror-works, in which cut polygonal fragments of reverse-painted glass are arranged into kaleidoscopic compositions grounded on principles of Islamic geometry. Blending influence from Sufi architecture, Western minimalism, and classical Persian decoration, the work begins with the sacred fundamental form of the triangle and progresses through the remaining seven regular polygons in Euclidean geometry. Here, rigorous structure and repetition are the foundations of invention and limitless variation: each sculpture is anchored by central, multi-sided linear shapes whose features define an infinitely outward-spanning tessellation of form.
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (born 1922 in Qazvin, Iran; died 2019 in Tehran) investigated the intricate geometries of her Iranian heritage over six decades, reconfiguring traditional craft techniques to explore the philosophical, poetic, and perceptual possibilities of interlocking primary forms.
Installation Film: https://vimeo.com/1053914618Exhibitions
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Infinite Possibility. Mirror Works and Drawings, 1974-2014, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, March 13 - June 3, 2015
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Infinite Possibility. Mirror Works and Drawings, 1974-2014, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 16 - July 30, 2017
Monir Farmanfarmaian: A Mirror Garden, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (forthcoming)
Publications
Cotter, Suzanne, Media Farzin and Shiva Balaghi (Eds.), Monir Sharoudy Farmanfarmaian: Infinite Possibility. Mirror Works And Drawings 1974-2014, Serralves, 2014, p. 97-104. -
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