Mahya Rastegar / Borderless Identity 2. 2019. Digital Photography. Photo print paper. 70 x 50cm Mahya Rastegar © All Rights Reserved
Delicate bodies and frail organs with great spirits and ambitious dreams are the coordinates of women of the land on which they are still faced with a fundamental question: Is being a woman an opportunity or a threat?
Every woman in the world, regardless of her class, race, age, ethnicity, nationality, and religion, has more in common with any other woman than any man. Misogyny and patriarchy are the major barriers against the development of knowledge and women's advancement in society.
Woman plays the main role in her complex life story. This complexity begins when every woman faces a break in her life, such as a divorce, which is the beginning of a new life to build, or cancer, making the word hope more meaningful in life.
A break is actually a beginning, and a woman is a symbol of germination, a fundamental growth that is necessary for every society.
According to the social identity, each woman of Iranian society, the context of family, religion, economy, patriarchy, misogyny, gender discrimination, etc. determines the status of women. A woman is someone who tries with pride, power, and dare to keep all the women of her inside and outside world alive.
To keep the concept of a woman's identity alive, a change in society is required. This collection represents women in Iran, who are continually trying to make the new transformation to keep women's identity alive, regardless of gender, along with the environmental and virtual changes of women and the reduction of misogyny attitudes patriarchy in society.
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ANA LEAL
"Psychological Landscapes"
Yael Dryzin – Transitions
Yael Dryzin Born in 1986, lives and works in Israel and Greece. Graduate of Art Studies at Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem (2014).
Carlos Blanco Artero – Figurative Abstraction
My work could fit within a contemporary figuration but at the same time within abstraction. I have several lines of work, which often converge, and others go their own way.
Andi Arnovitz – Medical Exploration
"There are certain elements of the human form that immediately denote ” female.” The pelvis certainly suggests fertility, the womb, the center of life in its most graphic simplicity. Playing with this form, with bones that feel like lace, with blood that is at once terrifying and beautiful, I draw attention to the female form and its cycles". -Andi Arnovitz
An Exclusive Interview With Jim Tsinganos
"When I first told my father that I wanted to be an illustrator, he just looked blankly at me and said, Are you sure you can make a living doing that? 25 years later, with many awards and work showcased and acknowledged in most illustration annuals across the globe, I'm still here, still making a living."
VITA LUKSTINA
"SELF-PORTRAIT"
Richard MacDonald Icons
What does it mean to be iconic? Surely it is beyond the scope of mere talent or fame and encompasses something that closely resembles an apex of the human experience.
REZA RAHIMI LASKO ORIENTAL ISLAMIC ART
Reza Rahimi Lasko was born in 1979 in Iran. At the age of 12, he started his official art studies. The most important encouragement came from his mother, who sent him to begin his professional education by Mr. Majid Arvari in 1997.
OZLEM KALMAZ
THE ORGANIC MOVEMENT
Louise Giblin
'PHYSICAL BRIDGE' BETWEEN REALITY AND IMAGINATION
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California became the first state to bar megaretailers from firing warehouse workers for missing quotas that interfere with bathroom and rest breaks under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that grew from Amazon’s drive to speed goods to consumers more quickly.
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Health and Wellness
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The Lion's Share of Benefits
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6 RULES FOR Healthy Grocery SHOPPING
Grocery stores aren’t as innocent as they may seem. They’re actually designed to influence your choices, from where foods are placed on the shelves to those impulse buys at the register. “It’s a business and they need to move it and want to sell as much as possible,” said New York City nutritionist Nicolette Pace.
MYTHS AND TRUTHS OF Nightshades
Public perception about nightshades is often negative but there are many benefits to these fruits and vegetables. The majority of the negative effects only occur to a small population of people. The benefits of this group of vegetables outweigh the negative effect only a small group have.