Parvaneh Etemadi
Parvaneh Etemadi | |
|---|---|
پروانه اعتمادی | |
| Born | 25 February 1948 |
| Died | 21 March 2025 (aged 77) |
| Other names | Parvaneh E'temadi |
| Education | University of Tehran |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, painter, collagist, draftsperson, printmaker |
| Spouse | Rouyin Pakbaz |
Parvaneh Etemadi (Persian: پروانه اعتمادی, romanized: Parvāneh Etemādi; 25 February 1948 – 21 March 2025) was an Iranian visual artist who worked as a painter, [1] draftsperson, printmaker, and collagist.[2][3] She was mostly known for her still life drawings on a cement support.[4] Etemadi was a renowned female artist in Iran,[5] and internationally.
Life and career
Parvaneh Etemadi was born on 25 February 1948 in Tehran,[6][7] and she was raised in Birjand in South Khorasan province, Iran.[8][9]
She attended the University of Tehran in the College of Fine Art, but did not graduate.[10] She was mentored in painting under Bahman Mohasses,[4][11] and is considered his only direct student.
Her first solo exhibition was in 1969 at Ghandriz Gallery in Tehran;[8][10] and between 1967 and 1977, she regularly showed her work there alongside other artists working in the modernism movement.[4][12] She publicly said she did not like to be labeled as a 'woman artist' or as a 'feminist artist', and believed her work resonates more with the, "agony and ecstasy of poetry".[13] In 2019, Tarrahan Azad Gallery in Tehran held a retrospective of her work.[4]
In her book Good Morning... Good Night. Cinque artiste e una curatrice dall'Iran,[14] Iranian curator Tarlan Rafiee offers an exploration of Etemadi's artistic journey. She delves into Etemadi's renowned “cement works,” highlighting how these pieces reflect the artist’s personal experiences and surroundings. Rafiee emphasizes Etemadi’s unique perspective as a female artist in Iran, noting her ability to authentically portray her world without comparison to male counterparts:
“Parvaneh Etemadi, born in Tehran in 1947, is a seminal Iranian artist known for her intimate, autobiographical works. Her celebrated ‘cement works’—nudes and still lifes etched onto cement-coated panels—embody a deeply feminine vision that defied the male-dominated art scene of pre-revolutionary Iran. Eschewing comparison with male peers, Etemadi’s art reflects a lifelong exploration of womanhood, memory, and domestic space. Her post-revolution collages and drawings, often incorporating personal photographs, evoke a nostalgic yet critical gaze.”[14]
Etemadi sat in front of Bahman Kiarostami's camera for eight months in order to film a documentary about her named, Parvaneh (2020).[12] Her work is in the public museum collection at the British Museum in London,[8] and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.[15]
Etemadi died on 21 March 2025, at the age of 77.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Etemadi Parvaneh". Clara: Database of Women Artists. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.
- ^ Sayyah, Syma (31 December 2009). "Born a Painter: Parvaneh Etemadi at Tehran's Mah Gallery". Payvand.
- ^ "Iranian artists fear throwback to days of censorship". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Tehran gallery holds retrospective of painter Parvaneh Etemadi". Tehran Times. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Salah, Myriam Ben (20 February 2017). "Myriam Ben Salah on Neïl Beloufa at Pejman Foundation in Tehran". Artforum.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ پروانه اعتمادی: نقاش پیشرو در مسیری شخصی (in Persian)
- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Parvaneh Etemadi". The British Museum.
- ^ Scheiwiller, Staci Gem (1 November 2014). Performing the Iranian State: Visual Culture and Representations of Iranian Identity. Anthem Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-78308-328-2.
- ^ a b Issa, Rose; Pakbaz, Ruyin; Pākbāz, Rūʼīn; Shayegan, Darius (March 2001). Iranian Contemporary Art. Harry N. Abrams. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-86154-206-9.
- ^ "روایت بهمن کیارستمی از "پروانه"" [Bahman Kiarostami's narration of "Butterfly"]. ایسنا (in Persian). 30 November 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b "پروانه اعتمادی، یک پرتره" [Power of attorney, a portrait]. www.radiozamaneh.com (in Persian). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Bidding for a broader canvas". The Times of India. 13 December 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b Rafiee, Tarlan; Samimi Mofakham, Yashar (2018). Good Morning... Good Night.; Cinque artiste e una curatrice dall'Iran (in English and Italian). Palazzo Ducale, Mantova (1st ed.). Italy: Tre Lune. ISBN 9788889832813.
- ^ "Parvaneh Etemadi". The Centre Pompidou.
- ^ "پروانه اعتمادی نقاش تجربهگرا ایرانی درگذشت" [Parvaneh Etemadi, Iranian experimental painter, passes away]. Tabnak (in Persian). 21 March 2025.