Bita Fayyazi (b.1962 in Tehran; Persian: بیتا فیاضی) is an Iranian visual artist and pioneer in the fie.
Bita Fayyazi | |
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بیتا فیاضی | |
| Born | 1962 Tehran, Iran |
| Known for | Sculptor, ceramics, installation art |
ld of Iranian public art projects. She is known for her theatrical, large-scale work.[1][2] Fayyazi lives, and teaches at a private studio in Tehran.
Biography
editFayyazi has more than 15 years work experience in the fields of ceramics and sculpture, with much of her work categorized as "dark ceramics" due to the subject matter.[3] She lived in England for a period of seven years, and returned to Iran in 1980.
She participated in the Iranian Pavilion at the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005,[4] and has exhibited at, among others, Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris (2008 and 2010), the Museum of Modern Art in Freiburg (2007), and the Pergamon Museum, Berlin (2008). She has exhibited in two group exhibitions at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Paris, notably in Be Crowned with Laurel in Oblivion (2010) with Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh and the Stock Exchange of Visions project in 2007.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Azam Zanganeh, Lila (2006). My Sister, Guard Your Veil. My Brother, Guard Your Eyes: Uncensored Iranian Voices. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8070-0463-4. OCLC 61694812. OL 3411430M.
- ^ Lonardi, Matteo (16 December 2015). "Inside the studios of Iran's artists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Siegal, Nina (22 October 2015). "Exploring the Darker Sides of Ceramics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Iran: Bita Fayyazi Azad, 51st Venice Biennial 2005". Universes in Universe. 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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