Golnaz Fathi: Liminal - Subliminal

10th November 2010
18:00 – 8:30

October Gallery in association with Iran Heritage Foundation

The Third Line, Dubai

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Born in Tehran, in 1972, Golnaz Fathi is an influential member of an exciting group of contemporary artists to surface in Iran over the last several years. Whilst studying Graphic Design at Azad University, in Tehran, Fathi became fascinated by the expressive potential of traditional Persian calligraphic forms and immersed herself in a sustained six-year study of traditional calligraphy, where she became one of only a tiny handful of women trained to the highest level within that discipline. At this point, Fathi made the conscious decision to fulfil her career as an artist rather than to continue within the world of Islamic calligraphy. She investigated ever more abstract forms of representation, using modern media to aid these explorations, whilst still basing her work on fundamental calligraphic practices and techniques. The introduction of bold swatches of colour further emphasised her transition from a codified system to an alternative idiom that gives precedence to her own imaginative modes of subjective expression.

Saturday 13th November, 2010
3.00 pm
Golnaz Fathi will talk about her work at the October Gallery
Admission: Free

10th November 2010 – 22nd January 2011

October Gallery
2 4 Old Gloucester Street
London WC1N 3AL