Live Auction 7936Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II
Shantia Zakerameli (Iranian, b. 1980)
Lot 152

Shantia Zakerameli (Iranian, b. 1980)

Untitled

Closed26 October 2011

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USD 10,000

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Shantia Zakerameli (Iranian, b. 1980)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Shantia 11' and again in Farsi (lower left)
oil on canvas
67 x 98 3/8in. (170 x 250cm.)
Painted in 2011

Specialist note

"Similarly to some of my recent works, I have painted a familiar scene of a family trip. As some friends and relatives reach a new and unknown place, the unfamiliarity of the location forces them to act nonsense and awkward. The girl is the centre of other people's attention; the viewers are lost encountering this moment. "What is going on" one would ask, is this a game?, is she swirling and rolling on the ground playfully? Or will something happen? Is this a seemingly unfortunate yet entertaining moment? I do not know what the other wanderers in the scene might be feeling or thinking: is there a general feeling of euphoria or are they stunned by an upcoming disaster?"

Shantia Zakerameli