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Afsoon (Iranian, b.1961)
LOT ID: 78605
Not Just Any Queen 2, 2011

Mixed Media, print on paper in colors
16.55 х 23.23 in. cm.
Signed, and dated on the lower back, and stamped on the front lower left.
Edition 7 of 8
Lot description
Contemporary Middle Eastern artist Afsoon is known for her stunning "Urban art meets Street art" aesthetic found in her iconic 'Fairytale Icons' Series of mixed media prints of the world's most celebrated cultural icons. "Not Just Any Queen 2" (2011) is a colorful and dynamic mixed-media work of a beautiful young Queen Elizabeth II. The black and white portrait is balanced by a color still life and a myriad of repeated thumbnail images, patterned as if wallpaper. This print measures 16.55 x 23.23 inches, is edition 7 of 8, and is in excellent condition.

"After spending my childhood in Iran and late teens and early twenties in San Francisco, I settled in London. My nomadic life is reflected in my work where East merges with West and the result is at once familiar and foreign. I combine different techniques such as linocut, photography, collage and etching. The result is a rich yet often playful and humorous tableau in which the audience is able to engage and interpret in its own way."-Afsoon.

Born in Iran in 1961, Afsoon moved to the United States to finish high school and attend Fresno State University, where she earned her BA in media and communication in 1984. After settling in London, Afsoon formally studied printmaking in 2002. She began to experiment with new techniques, drawing on her studies as well as her travels for inspiration, combining various mediums and fusing text and image together to create, what she refers to as "a rich yet often playful and humorous tableau". Afsoon's work is held in the permanent collections of The British Museum, London, England and The Zoroastrian Institute, Paris, France. Her work has been exhibited throughout the world, including Osborne Samuel Gallery, London, England; Amelia Johnson Contemporary Art Gallery, Hong Kong, China; and Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller (LTMH) Gallery, New York, NY.
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