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'Veiled' meanings: MFA exhibit showcases Iranian traditions
Anna Nguyen
Issue date: 9/3/08 Section: Life & Style
The collection features a lot of veiled women, which Yaghoobi uses as a metaphor to describe the visible and the invisible.
"You're there, but you're not there," she said. "The veil is a tool to make you invisible."
Accompanying the paintings are words from Persian poetry by women who describe the pain and yearning of their lives. Like how the veil functions, the poetry's connotation has many meanings, with the hidden significance being more important, according to the press release.
Yaghoobi quotes the poetry of Forough Farrokhzad, Freidoon Moshiri and Sohrab Sepehri. She uses mostly the works of Farrokhzad, whose poetry is about the sufferings of women who hope for a better future.
"But it's ironic," Yaghoobi said. "[The women] are hoping, but they are just giving up. They don't do anything for themselves. They just wait for their fates."
Yaghoobi's MFA exhibit relates to an upcoming exhibit that the gallery will display in September, said gallery director Shannon Dillard Mitchell. The bigger exhibit, titled "The Veil: Visible & Invisible Spaces," will feature one piece from Yaghoobi's collection, she said.
"Veiled Presence" will be displayed at the Fine Arts Center Gallery until Friday. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
"You're there, but you're not there," she said. "The veil is a tool to make you invisible."
Accompanying the paintings are words from Persian poetry by women who describe the pain and yearning of their lives. Like how the veil functions, the poetry's connotation has many meanings, with the hidden significance being more important, according to the press release.
Yaghoobi quotes the poetry of Forough Farrokhzad, Freidoon Moshiri and Sohrab Sepehri. She uses mostly the works of Farrokhzad, whose poetry is about the sufferings of women who hope for a better future.
"But it's ironic," Yaghoobi said. "[The women] are hoping, but they are just giving up. They don't do anything for themselves. They just wait for their fates."
Yaghoobi's MFA exhibit relates to an upcoming exhibit that the gallery will display in September, said gallery director Shannon Dillard Mitchell. The bigger exhibit, titled "The Veil: Visible & Invisible Spaces," will feature one piece from Yaghoobi's collection, she said.
"Veiled Presence" will be displayed at the Fine Arts Center Gallery until Friday. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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