About this work
In Ostrich, Narges Soleimanzadeh creates a symbolic and emotionally layered composition where human figures, animals, and instinctive forms coexist in a space between memory and imagination. Her expressive brushwork and fragmented visual language blur the boundary between innocence, tension, and subconscious desire, allowing the painting to unfold slowly through observation.
The ostrich itself becomes more than an animal, it feels like a metaphor for vulnerability, escape, freedom, or survival, while the surrounding creatures and figures create a dreamlike psychological ecosystem. Rich in symbolism yet open in interpretation, the work carries the kind of emotional ambiguity that gives contemporary paintings lasting collector value.
Narges Soleimanzadeh (b. 1983, Tehran) is an artist, curator, and art educator whose practice spans painting, education, and curatorial work. She began painting in 2001 and holds degrees in Art…
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