Shirin Neshat This workshop sponsored by Blick Art

Shirin Neshat This workshop sponsored by Blick Art Material Jackie Henson-Dacey 2012 FAEA Annual Conference

Woman of Allah • Lives in New York City • Born in Iran • Explores issues of her native Islamic society • Feminist perspective • Investigates background culture to create images with universal ideas about loss, meaning, and memory

Woman of Allah Series • Created between 1993 -97 • After her first trip back to Iran after the Revolution. • Black and white photography • Woman in chadors often bearing firearms, mimics newspaper clippings depicting the involvement of women in the Iran-Iraq War • Comments on violence – women’s role repression and restriction.

Guardians of the Revolution • Includes feminist poetry as an important source of inspiration • Verses handwritten on the photographs reinforce Neshat’s beliefs • Usually the presence of writing on the faces, hands, and feet of women depict to the silencing of women in Muslim society.

Birth Mark • The written word acts as an analogue to the spoken word. • Her work aims to incorporate an examination of the common perceptions and stereotypes popularized by the media. • Ambiguities of the stereotype of Muslim women

Speechless • The covered woman have different meanings, according to context and the way it is presented. • Uncovering a multiplicity of possible meanings embedded in the images

Colonialization • Messages communicated in the Qur’an are rooted in social equality between the sexes. • Spoken by the prophet Mohammed : the rights of women include right to inheritance, the right to own a property, the right to file for divorce. • Revolutionary ideas in the 7 th century and today.

From the Series

More examples from the series

Ne. Xt Generation Sunshine State Standards in the Visual Arts • Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes • Enduring Understanding #3: Through Purposeful Practice, Artists Learn To Manage, Master, And Refine Simple, Then Complex Skills and Techniques. • Benchmarks: VA. 912. S. 3. 1: Manipulate materials, techniques, and processes through practice and perseverance to create a desired result in two dimensional artworks.

Process • Prepare a canvas panel with a wash of color • Begin examining the available xeroxed images • Select images to form a composition with a social message • Use gloss medium or citrus strip to adhere the images to the canvas panel • You may also elect to use tape transfer of the image. Street artist: Asbestos

Assessment Criteria • Imaginative Expressive – At the highest level of achievement, the student explorations are consistently and intelligently presented in an adverturous manner. • Purposeful Exploration – At the highest level of achievement, the student has explored ideas related to personal or cultural contexts. • Technical and Media Skills – At the highest level of achievement, the student shows a outstanding technical competence, highly appropriate for the use of media in relation to the intended expressive purpose.