Shamsia Hassani

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“Shamsia Hassani born in 1988 (Iran) is an Afghan graffiti artist, and teacher at Faculty of Fine Arts, Kabul University.

In her graffiti, Shamsia often paints women in Burqas, and fishes, symbols of the atmosphere flowing around her and her own life experiences. She uses her art to help bring positive changes to people and more specifically to wash away the depressing memories of long-time war having taken place in her country.

As an Afghan girl confronting reactions motivated from traditional views, it is not always easy for Shamsia to do graffiti the way other graffiti artists would do around the world. She would sometimes work her graffiti concepts out as drawings/paintings applied onto prints of pictures taken from different parts of Kabul: a category she calls “Dream of Graffiti.”


https://www.shamsiahassani.net/

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[Moonchime]

I am really impressed that a woman of her background has managed to achieve so much; it certainly can't have been easy. I love the one of the girl blowing the seeds across the cliff!
I also wonder if the fact that she doesn't depict the face below the eyes is because of the tradtional dress code for most of the women around her.
Does she play the piano? I like all the piano art too.

[Lori]

Interesting artist, particularly with her background. I recognize her work, and the images speak to me of freedom from the past, from the mundane, with music being a key to release.