Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Ashkan Honarvar


The saying goes that beauty comes in various sorts and shapes. Even in places least to expect. The human
body is one of many concepts in which beauty can reveal its art. Yet this beauty can also be absent in a cruel
way by the presence of deformations and scars. With this is mind Ashkan Honarvar (1980) is able to show
an undeniable and unavoidable beauty by accepting the darker sides of human body and mind, of which you
rather look away from.
The human body, torn by acts of war, exploited by the sex industry, or as tool for searching for your identity, is
the focus point of the paintings, drawings and collages of Honarvar. Where this fascination of the dark side of
the human existence comes from is something Honarvar tries to define in his art.

http://www.ashkanhonarvar.com/?page_id=370

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