Nicky Nodjoumi - The Formulaic Nature of Appearances

19 February 2009
18:00 - 21:00

Priska C. Juschka Fine Art

Iran Heritage Foundation

In his most recent paintings, Nodjoumi expands into a complex landscape - where his characters become synonyms for the conflicts within the constructed equilibrium of power. Invoking the ideas of the Flat Earth Theory that formerly preceded the occidental idea of Enlightenment, Nodjoumi leads the viewer into a world of separations by visually dissecting the composition with dividing lines. The result is a new formation onto the picture plane - Nodjoumi placing his subjects either above ground, suggesting the existing world, or below into a nondescript, subterranean space equivalent to the underworld.

Analogous to the legendary figure of Orpheus in Greek mythology alluring his audience with his songs and poems - Nodjoumi's narrative leads through a world full of creatures, hovering above and below ground and similarly leaving an overall sensation of displacement behind. Furthermore, by unveiling the precarious relationship between oppressed and oppressor akin to the Social Pyramids of the ancient pharaohs, Nodjoumi leaves us with a distinct notion of unsettlement - as if nothing has changed ever since societies' first formation.

© Priska C. Juschka Fine Art

19 February - March 28 2009
Tuesday-Friday 10:00 - 18:00
Saturdays 11:00 - 18:00

Admission free