Sanam Khatibi Explained

Sanam Khatibi
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Field:Painting, sculpture, embroidery, tapestry

Sanam Khatibi (born 1979)[1] is an Iranian-born Belgian visual artist.[2] Her work consists of paintings, embroideries, tapestries, and sculptures. Themes of her work relate to humanity's primal instincts and animality, male-female dynamics, balance of power between the sexes, domination and submission, and fear and desire.[3] Her works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Europe and the U.S.[4] [5] [6] She lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.

Work

Khatibi cites Frida Kahlo, Hieronymus Bosch, and Henry Darger as her sources of inspiration. Khatibi's paintings often resemble Renaissance imagery, with groups of almost transparent nude female figures against backgrounds of pastel-coloured landscapes.[7] The ghost-like women interact with the surrounding wildlife and explore their animal impulses. Her work is seen as putting "a contemporary spin on surrealism and the uncanny."[8]

A self-taught artist,[6] [9] Khatibi is described as "guided by an untamed instinct", and "each work seems to be an invitation to a sexual game, tender or brutal, romantic or savage."[9] Khatibi explains, “No matter how much society tries to cover it up, no matter how polite and educated we act, our impulses remain primitive.”[10]

The emotional tone of her work is considered benign, despite the underlying themes: "Along with the apparent bestiality and the violence of the depicted scenes, the artist keeps an amused eye on the joyful carnival."[11] Furthermore, "her female subjects are presented as protagonists, not victims. They hunt, tame, or seduce the wild beasts, rather than being ravaged by them."[12]

Khatibi says her female figures are "the predators, the dominant figures, who are quite impulsive and playful... often depicted within the same plane as the flora and fauna."[13] A review notes that "the women have an ambiguous relationship with power, violence, sensuality, and one another."[14] Khatibi adds that “I suppose they are all me—and they are all bits and pieces of us all.”[14]

Her series, "The Murders of the Green River," exhibited in 2019 at the Rodolphe Janssen gallery in Brussels, examined the crimes of the serial killer Gary Ridgway in the Green River area of Washington State.

Solo exhibitions

Khatibi has shown her work in various exhibitions throughout Europe and the United States. Notable solo exhibitions include:

Group exhibitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Lavrador . Judicael . 24 January 2019 . Ces paintres qui racontent des histoires . These painters who tell stories . live . . fr . 416 . 45 . subscription . https://archive.today/20230915193718/https://www.beauxarts.com/dossier/ces-peintres-qui-racontent-des-histoires/1-chroniqueurs-avec-une-grande-hache/ . 15 September 2023 . 15 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Specter . Emma . 8 March 2020 . 5 Female Artists Who Celebrate Women in Their Work . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328130031/https://www.vogue.com/article/female-artists-from-around-the-world . 28 March 2023 . 12 September 2021 . . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Vankerkhoven . Stefan . 29 April 2021 . Lemon Drizzle: expo vol dierlijkheid en oerdriften in het Groeningemuseum in Brugge . Lemon Drizzle: exhibition full of animality and primal urges in the Groeninge Museum in Bruges . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210509010810/https://kw.be/nieuws/cultuur/lemon-drizzle-expo-vol-dierlijkheid-en-oerdriften-in-het-groeningemuseum-in-brugge/ . 9 May 2021 . 12 September 2021 . KW.be . nl.
  4. Web site: Sanam Khatibi. 2018-05-18.
  5. Web site: Sanam Khatibi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530111308/https://rodolphejanssen.com/artists/sanam-khatibi/ . 30 May 2023 . 27 March 2018 . Rodolphe Janssen Gallery.
  6. Web site: 6 October 2017 . ‘Rivers in Your Mouth’ by Sanam Khatibi at Rodolphe Janssen Gallery, Brussels . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190125073425/http://enfr.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/2567249/rivers-in-your-mouth-by-sanam-khatibi-at-rodolphe-janssen . 25 January 2019 . 18 May 2018 . Blouin Artinfo.
  7. News: Rizzo . Cailey . 2 July 2017 . Artist Reimagines Renaissance Era Paintings with Powerful Women . en-au . . live . 27 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512103640/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywgg4j/artist-reimagines-renaissance-paintings-powerful-women . 12 May 2023.
  8. Web site: 14 October 2016 . The Human Condition . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180519120527/https://www.ilovebelgium.be/tags/sanam-khatibi . 19 May 2018 . 18 May 2018 . I Love Belgium.
  9. Web site: 29 August 2017 . Sanam Khatibi: 'Rivers in your mouth' – at Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605164254/https://artlead.net/journal/sanam-khatibi-rivers-in-your-mouth-at-rodolphe-janssen-brussels/ . 5 June 2023 . 18 May 2018 . Art Lead.
  10. Web site: 29 August 2017 . Sanam Khatibi on 'Rivers in Your Mouth' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327145014/https://www.bruzz.be/node/102770 . 27 March 2018 . 27 March 2018 . . en.
  11. Web site: 2016 . Sanam Khatibi: Le jardin décomposé . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150705/https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Sanam-Khatibi--Le-jardin-decompose/E18ED5F463635F2A . 5 July 2018 . 18 May 2018 . MutualArt.
  12. Web site: 30 April 2018 . Breakout Talents . live . https://archive.today/20230915210837/https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editors-breakout-talents . 15 September 2023 . 18 May 2018 . The Artsy Vanguard.
  13. Web site: Schelfhout . Dorien . 29 August 2016 . The intricate and intriguing work of Brussels-based artist Sanam Khatibi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160904044604/http://thewordmagazine.com/art/the-intricate-and-intriguing-work-of-brussels-based-artist-sanam-khatibi/ . 4 September 2016 . 27 March 2018 . The Word Magazine . en-US.
  14. News: Lesser . Casey . 10 June 2016 . These 20 Female Artists Are Pushing Figurative Painting Forward . en . . live . 25 April 2018 . https://archive.today/20170323081240/https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-these-20-female-artists-are-pushing-figurative-painting-forward . 23 March 2017.

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