Sentinel with Sowgand Sheikholeslami, Mallory/Wurtzberger featured artist
Sowgand's work is currently showing as part of Horizon Lines, an exhibition that brings together landscapes and landscape-influenced artworks by three Memphis painters: Anthony Lee, Matthew Lee (no relation), and Sowgand Sheikholeslami. Working independently west of Memphis in Arkansas, along the corridor of US Highway 61, the artists have each created bodies of work showcasing the unique characteristics of the region. The flat topography of the Delta allows flaming sunsets, cottonwood and bald cypress trees, the Mississippi River, and the aging remnants of industrial architecture to come together near the horizon line, the place where the human eye perceives the meeting of land and sky.
Sheikholeslami’s rapidly drawn watercolor, gouache, graphite, and oil sketches of “lonely trees” and defunct cotton gins demonstrate a new direction in her practice. They are images that have direct connections to what she calls “THE place” (i.e., specific locales in Arkansas) rather than just “some place” interpreted from her memory or imagination.
"I am a non-representational figurative artist exploring different genres, subjects, and mediums. My work is very much rooted in drawing, mostly observational depiction of people, their characters, body language, expressions, and emotions. In my work, I am drawn to creating a narrative of nostalgia rooted in my memories with an air of ambiguity. Color has an important place in my work; however, it is not indicative of the underlying mood or emotion behind the piece. I enjoy exploring different genres, mostly interiors occupied by people, landscape, still life, and other subjects which inspire, excite, and surprise me. I prefer oil paint,
watercolor, ink, and other dry drawing."
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