Article Abut Farnaz Zabetian’s Painting

Walking on into Decker Gallery B, I view the work of Farnaz Zabetian. Of Iranian/American descent, Zabetian presents a collection of large oils on canvas exploring womankind’s abilities to struggle through and survive maltreatment. Each painting features a different aspect of deep emotional experience. Titles include “How to Despair with Dignity,” “Discovery of Something Out of Nothing,” “Memory’s Fog,” and (to my mind an inner growl piece) “Rebel.” While Zabetian is using the theme of historical and worldwide oppression of the female as her point of reference, viewers of both genders who have personally experienced deep trauma will recognize within the works a few of the different stages of loss and recovery that the psyche goes through in collapse and repair.

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