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Iranian Feminist Art

I've always been fascinated by the art vein emanating from Iran. I like in general, Persian poetry (Rumi) and film (eg Abbas Kiarostami) I love them. But one of the things I have love his art is feminist. Here are two examples that I think might like:

On the left we have a very special comic strip author Marjane Satrapi whose album "Persepolis" tells of her childhood in Iran during the Shah's Regmi to late 70. Presecución speaks of the progressive policy the feminist struggle to prevent cuts to the rights of freedom of women

To the right a picture of my favorite photographer: Shirin Neshat . Your photos, mostly in black and white, are inherently incredible. But it was overcome with Persian calligraphy portraits which led to worldwide fame. Although simple, the idea is no less bright. And they are beautiful. Neshat also makes video installations as "Shadow under the web" - A short piece made of two simultaneously projected on opposite walls. I was lucky enough to see it made about 8 years in an art gallery (Tensta Konsthall) in Stockholm suburdbio. As I recall, the result of composition is that we almost feel part of the successively. The viewer has set aside a room full of men, all facing forward, and on the other hand, the same room but almost empty, with one woman. First sings one of the men with all the admiration of their peers. When finished, the woman answers with a song bleak. While singing the men only stay with folded arms, silently watching her with cold eyes.

The fact that communication between both worlds through the fourth causes we can not remain as mere passive spectators but makes us eyewitnesses. The effect is really strong. I really dug.

Want more?:

There is a clip (very short) of the installation "Zarin" available on YouTube here

Marjane Satrapi in Wikipedia Here

More pictures of Shirin Neshat Here

found this job on Feminsta by Comic Maria Antonia Díez Balda (Unversity of Salamanca) I've only paged through but looks good:

See "The image of women in comics: Comics feminist comics and futuristic sci-fi Here

More on comics and feminist art Here