Shirazeh Houshiary
Shirazeh Houshiary, född 15 januari 1955 i Shiraz i Iran, är en iransk skulptör.
Shirazeh Houshiary växte upp i Iran och flyttade 1973 till Storbritannien. Hon utbildade sig på Chelsea School of Art and Design i London 1976–79 och vid Cardiff College of Art i Cardiff 1979–80. Hon hade sin första separatutställning 1980 i Chapter Arts Centre i Cardiff och representerade Storbritannien vid Venedigbiennalen 1982 och också 1993.
Shirazeh Houshiary bor och arbetar sedan 1974 i London. Tillsammans med Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Richard Wentworth, Anish Kapoor, Rachel Whiteread och Bill Woodrow räknas hon till konstströmningen New British Sculpture.
Verk i urval
- The Earth is an Angel (1987), Tate Gallery i London
- Angel with ten thousand wings (1988), Kröller-Müllermuseets skulpturpark i Otterlo
- Isthmus (1992), Lisson Gallery i London
- The Extended Shadow (1994), Cass Sculpture Foundation
- Hum (2001), UBS Bank:s atrium i City i London
- Breath (2003), Stiftskyrkan St. Bonifatius i Warendorf-Freckenhorst
- Playground (2004), Londen-Peckham
- Tower (2004), Battery Park i New York
- Bloom (2006)[1] i Tokyo
- East Window (2008), St. Martin in the Fields i London
- Undoing the Knot (2008)[2], Lissonstreet i London
Bildgalleri
Breath (2003)
(c) David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0East Window (2008)
Referenser
- Denna artikel baseras på artikeln om Shirazeh Houshiary på holländskspråkiga Wikipedia.
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sculpture Angel with ten thousand wings (1988) by S. Houshiary in beeldenpark KMM/The Netherlands
Författare/Upphovsman: Poggenpower95, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Westwerk der Stiftskirche St. Bonifatius Freckenhorst
(c) David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0
New East window of St Martin's in the Fields This new window was installed in 2008 as part of the renewal project http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/page/campaign/campaign.html . It is by the Iranian-born artist Shirazeh Houshiary. It depicts a cross as if seen reflected in water. The church's press release tells us:
"The warp and weft design of the shot peened stainless steel framework or cames evokes the agony of the Cross, whilst the central ellipse creates an icon of contemplation. It can be seen as the light at the centre of existence, the glory of God and of the light with which He illuminates our lives; or it can be seen as universal, transcending cultures. The ellipse echoes the architectural and decorative elements within the church such as the burst of gold declaring the glory of God in the sanctuary and the oval windows on either side."
"The glass, held within the stainless steel framework, is made of mouth blown clear glass panels etched on both sides with a subtle, feathery pattern, derived from Houshiary's paintings. The panels graduate from a periphery of more transparent glass to a denser, whiter centre. The ellipse itself is lightly etched, and lit in such a way as to stand out as a source of light. "
The photo was taken from the 2nd row of pews before the start of a Salvation Army carol service.