The Third Line is proud to present Fabricated: Painted material by Pouran Jinchi.
Pouran Jinchi incorporates delicately crafted paintings of patterned and branded fabrics with traditional calligraphy and Islamic geometric design to form her own unique line of post modern headgear. By focusing on the garment and labelling, Jinchi reconfigures these high end lifestyle items in an effort to articulate a personalised identity, so much so, that the wearer of these garments disappears and only the object remains.
Jinchi trained as a calligrapher while growing up in Mashad, Iran. Her work typically focuses on the incorporation of the traditional aspects of her culture and calligraphy to pursue her own aesthetic investigations. In Fabricated, Jinchi examines the blending of her ancient language and the new language of commercialism where, Nike, Burberry and ancient calligraphy morph into one creating customary head gear - these gauche of paper works make comment of ethnic marketing, deconstructing notions of identity and renegotiating how these identities are formed in a globalised society.
Other works in this series feature the intricately composed patterns where ornate thread-like lines weave in and out forming a macro view of the fabric. Jinchi then creates another layer to these works by adding calligraphy based forms with their fluid and aesthetically formed design. These calligraphy based patterns are usually based on Farsi script or poems, however no words or meaning are legible, although the viewer cannot escape being influenced by the cultural weight of their origins.
Elements of humour feature in Jinchi's paintings -- a black skull and cross bone motif demonstrates a light hearted approach to her work. The use of mischievous sculptural pieces also show a tongue and cheek kind of humour, where quirky configurations of three dimensional headgears are also laden with Gucci and camouflage patterns referencing an adolescent-like appreciation.
The Fabricated series is the first of its kind for Jinchi, who is an artist whose work continually evolves as her ideas and motivations shift. Over the span of the artist's career, many areas have been explored such as "Antworks", black and white based works which documented the patterns of ant's movements, as well as the "Recitation" series, which comprised of calligraphic symbols reciting Farsi text, without the vowels, created a language that is unable to be deciphered. Even though many style and themes have been explored, Jinchi retains her calligraphy background with abstract expressionism to convey these ideas. Jinchi's work always stays true to a consciousness which acknowledges both past and present artistic production.
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About Pouran Jinchi
Pouran Jinchi was born in 1959 Mashad, Iran.
Jinchi first studied painting at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989, followed by studio painting at the Art Students League in New York in 1993.
Jinchi's work suggests a mixture of calligraphy and abstract expressionism. Ultimately, Jinchi succeeds in combining the achievements of her Persian heritage while simultaneously working through discussions of contemporary aesthetics.
Jinchi has exhibited extensively and has had eight solo exhibitions in New York alone. She has exhibited internationally with shows in Japan and Germany and is featured in public collections including the Federal Reserve Bank, New York, The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C and the print Corporation, Kansas City, MO.
She now lives and works in New York.
About The Third Line
Formed in early 2005 by three partners, Sunny Rahbar, Omar Ghobash and Claudia Cellini, The Third Line is an art gallery bringing to Dubai art from the region, which until now has not had a platform. It creates paths that ultimately lead to a lively dialogue between the artists and the public.
Along with traditional gallery offerings, The Third Line organises non-profit, alternative programs including: Kutub, a bi-lingual Arab literature appreciation circle; Hiraf, an exhibition of contemporary Middle Eastern crafts; and a Documentary and Arab Feature Film Series, both of which feature moderated debates after each film screening.
Since The Third Line's inception, exhibiting artists include Golnaz Fathi, Muhammad Zeeshan, Khadim Ali, Saira Sheikh, Ayesha Mariam Durrani, Amir H Fallah, Youssef Nabil, Eric Chan, Shirin Aliabadi, Ramin Haerizadeh, Bahman Jalali, Rana Javadi, Shadi Ghadirian, Lamya Gargash, Raghda Bukhash, Amna Alzaabi, Farhad Moshiri, Laleh Khorramian, Rokni Haeri, Farhad Moshiri, Laleh Khorramian, Arwa Abouon, Doa Aly, Rana El Nemr, Mona Marzouk, Fouad Elkoury, Marwan Sahmarani, Abbas Akhavan, Remi Arora, Rana Begum, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian and Hassan Hajjaj.
The warehouse gallery features cutting-edge exhibitions, showcases international calibre artists and has an established collectors base.
For more information, please contact:
Courtney
Tel:050 151 4893
Email: courtney@thethirdline.com
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