Nazanin Jahangir’s works are intrinsically linked with the Western concept of female portraiture and 19th century depictions of women in the Qajar period, yet they represent the spirit, confidence, and courage of Iranian women who have experienced systematic and structural discrimination.
Jahangir has been studying Figurative Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna since 2018. Influenced by the elegant Secession era paintings of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, she manages to bring across her own emotions and the feelings of these young women without falling into the trap of simply copying the Austrian masters. The broad eyebrows and large eyes clearly point to their heritage and cultural identities, whilst their style of clothing hints at their aspirations. “Women, life, freedom” is the slogan of all of them.
Work
Nazanin Jahangir
Girl between Yin and Yang, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
65 x 65 cm, 25.59 x 25.59 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Green Hand, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
62 x 62 cm, 24.4 x 24.4 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Untitled, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 80 cm, 51.18 x 31.49 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Untitled, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
118 x 95 cm, 46.45 x 37.4 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Lady in Blue Dress, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 80 cm, 51.18 x 31.49 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Girl in White Robe, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 120 cm, 62.99 x 47.24 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Untitled, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 80 cm, 35.43 x 31.49 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Untitled, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
160 x 120 cm, 62.99 x 47.24 inchesNazanin Jahangir
See Me, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm, 23.62 x 23.62 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Date-plum, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
95 x 65 cm, 37.4 x 25.59 inchesNazanin Jahangir
Harmonica, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
101 x 70 cm, 39.76 x 27.55 inchesNazanin Jahangir
The Girl in a Pink Dress, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 70 cm, 39.37 x 27.55 inches