Press Release
O Gallery presents “Gradually Becoming A Tree”, a collection of paintings by Parsa Hosseinpour (b. 1986 Tehran).
Parsa Hosseinpour's paintings are landscapes of solitude and all the elements used in her works invite the viewer to sense that solitude: the color pallet, the vastness of the surroundings and lifeless faces that, although vivid in their presence, stare too far or too close, and do not engage with the other elements present in the painting. To illustrate this loneliness, the artist does not necessarily choose to establish an absolute silence in the paintings, but rather by placing the individual figures surrounded by nature, emphasizes the inability of the oblivious human to involve with the inconsequential disturbances.
In the collection on display, the artist attempts to challenge the complexities of the contemporary world through a metaphorical and poetic visual language by representing trees that are still dynamic and alive when rooted in captivity, as opposed to human figures who are portrayed as immersed, drowned or sunk in themselves and their surroundings, despite their physical capabilities.
Selected Works
