Amicale

Sima Naghshdoust, born in Bandar Anzali in 1957, is an Austrian-Iranian artist based in Vienna. She perceives art as a tool to connect with the here and now as an ever-changing flow of emotions. The mystic Rumi once said in a poem (Persian: من نه منم نه من منم), “I am not me, nor am I myself”, and painting has a similar effect for her in that it is never sure which one of her versions of “me” is in charge of the paint brush on a given day and that is part of the beauty of painting. In this vein, Sima Naghshdoust’s artistic mantra is that art follows no rules other than commitment to freedom. This approach is reflected in the technique used in her work, acrylic on canvas with predominantly conventional tools, but at times with the twist of using no tools at all, or unconventional ones, such as toothbrushes, spoons, sponges or aluminium foil. Her artwork depicts nature and landscapes as well as colourful abstract movement, objects or humans. The dimensions of her paintings vary and range from 60 x 30 cm, 50 x 100, to 100cm x 100cm.