Pezhman Phoria

Phori a( Landscape) AsPezhman’ sexper i ment at i onsi n mi xed medi a have pr ogr essed,he i spi oneer i ng a mor et ext ur al appr oach t o hi swor ks.Wi t h Phor i a,he est abl i shes a di al ogue bet ween t wo di ffer entr eal i t i est ot el la st ory aboutl i f e ar ound usand whatl ur ksbeneat h t he surf ace.By deconst r uct i ng and t r ansf er r i ng hi sphot ogr aphy i nt o di mensi onalover l aysand bui l di ng l ayerupon l ayerofencaust i c,t he art i st i nvi t esa scul pt ur alel ementi nt ot he ser i es.Thi s dynami c combi nat i on ofpai nt i ng and di mensi onal l ayer i ng engagesvi ewer sf r om al langl es.

Phori a( Fi gurati ve) I nspi r ed by t he f ashi on phot ogr aphy oft he ear l y 20t h cent ury,Pezhman t el l sst or i esofol dschool gl amourand moder nl i ber at i on t hr ough hi st r ademar kt ext ur alt ones.The art i stusest hr ee var i abl es— body,post ur e,and gar ment s— t o achi eve consi st ency acr osst hi sdi ver se and cont i nual l y evol vi ng body ofwor k.The cr eat i ve f r eedom t hat cel ebr at et he f emal ef or m t hr ough an homage t o beaut yi n hi s gur at i ve Phor i a wor ks.

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Advent ur ouss i ncechi l dhood,Pezhmani sanavi d ex pl or er ; het hr i vesout door s ,t r ek k i ng,k ayak i ng,mount ai nbi k i ngand f i shi ng.Begi nni ng asa phot ogr apher ,he capt ur ed des t i nat i onl ands capesonf i l m;i ns pi r ed byt he cont r as t bet weennat ur alandur banenvi r onment s .Ashi swor kevol ved i nt omi x edmedi ahehaschannel edhi sphot ogr aphyt al ent st o ex pl or et hes ur f acesandt ex t ur est ofhi sowncr eat i on.Pezhman ci t eshi sowndr i vef orex pl or at i on,and hi sf i r s tphot ogr aphy r oad t r i p at17 ast he pr i mar yi nf l uencesf orpi ck i ng up a camer ai nt he f i r stpl ace.Pas s i ons eti nashe i mmer s ed hi ms el fi nt he wor l d of phot ogr aphy:conver t i ng hi sbat hr oom t o a dar kr oom,enr ol l i ng i nphot ogr aphy pr ogr ams ,and l andi ng anas s i s t ant s hi p wi t hapr omi nents t udi o.Ashi scar eer pr ogr es s eds odi dphot ogr aphy .

Di gi t alphot ogr aphyemer ged and qui ck l ymoved i nont r adi t i onalt echni ques .Thi s s par k ed i nPezhmana cr eat i ves t al l ,uns at i s f i ed wi t ht hei ns t antgr at i f i cat i onnat ur eof t hi snew met hod.Cr avi ng t hei nvol vementheoncehad devel opi ng hi si mager y , Pezhmanpus hed f or war di nt o mi x ed medi a;s l owl yatf i r s t ,wi t honl yoi lpai nt s ,but addi ng mor edi ver s emedi a ashi scr eat i vepas s i onwasi gni t ed onceagai n.Asa mi x ed medi a ar t i s tPezhmanex pl or est hes ur f acesofhi swor k s ,devel opi ng t ex t ur es and col or st o conveyvi vi ds ens at i onsofact ualex per i ences .Hi spr oces si nvol ves phot ogr aphy ,oi l ,acr yl i c,t ex t i l es ,r es i n,encaus t i c,t ar ,and anyot hermat er i al shef i nds t ocr eat edynami ct ex t ur e.Wi t hs ever als our cesofi ns pi r at i onf orhi scol l ect i ons , Pezhman’ smet hod i sbor nf r om a s pi r i tofex pl or at i ont opr es er vet i mel es smoment s di s cover ed al ong a j our ney .Pezhmancont i nueshi sex pl or at i onsofmi x ed medi ai n At l ant a,Geor gi a.Hi swor ki scol l ect edanddi s pl ayedacr os st heUni t edSt at es .