
International Art | Sculpture
Satyr with wineskin cast 19th century
after UNKNOWN ROMAN
International Art | Sculpture
Satyr with wineskin cast 19th century
after UNKNOWN ROMAN
International Art | Painting
The prodigal son c.1780-1840
UNKNOWN
International Art | Sculpture
Spinario cast late 19th century
after School of PASITELES
Asian Art | Print
Courtesans (reprint) unknown
after EISEN
Asian Art | Sculpture
Flying horse of Kansu cast 1973
after EASTERN HAN ARTIST
International Art | Sculpture
Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano unknown
after DONATELLO
International Art | Sculpture
Borghese warrior 19th century
after AGASIUS THE EPHESIAN
Pacific Art | Fibre
Jipai (mask) 2011
AFEX, Ben
International Art | Glass
Decanter c.1875-1900
AESTHETIC STYLE
International Art | Glass
Vase c.1880-1900
AESTHETIC STYLE
International Art | Glass
Vase c.1880-1900
AESTHETIC STYLE
Contemporary Australian Art | Installation
Blackboards with pendulums 1992
KENNEDY, Peter
International Art | Drawing
Design
ADAM, Sicander
International Art | Metalwork
Tea urn c.1770-1800
ADAM STYLE
International Art | Ceramic
Long necked vase c.1900-50
ACOMO PUEBLO
Pacific Art | Photograph
'Te Waiherehere', Koroniti, Wanganui River, 29 May 1986 1986, printed 1997
ABERHART, Laurence
Pacific Art | Photograph
Nature morte (silence), Savage Club, Wanganui, 20 February 1986 1986, printed 1999
ABERHART, Laurence
Pacific Art | Photograph
Angel over Whangape Harbour, Northland, 6 May 1982 1982, printed 1991
ABERHART, Laurence
Australian Art | Drawing
A memory of Gumeracha (study of flies) 1908
HEYSEN, Hans
Pacific Art | Print
The boxer 2009
ABEL, Patrik
APT10
Maryam Ayeen
Born 1985, Bojnord, Iran
Lives and works in Tehran, Iran
Abbas Shahsavar
Born 1983, Kermanshah, Iran
Lives and works in Tehran, Iran
Collaborators in both art and life, Maryam Ayeen and Abbas Shahsavar are the most conceptually stimulating artists working in the miniature painting tradition in Iran today. Their sumptuous illustrations of intimate scenes between couples, humorous observations of social mores and biting critiques of political violence infuse the revered historic medium with contemporary issues.
In Fall in dopamine, a dark mood lingers over a domestic scene. The protagonists’ faces are rendered with a subtle fuzziness contrasted by the clarity of the rest of the image, suggesting their desire to escape the confines of a claustrophobic apartment. Wanting to demonstrate their autonomy, the characters attempt to escape through mind-altering and illicit substances. Persian poetry, Sufi philosophy and the Zoroastrian faith document the use of wine, opium and mystical potions for the easing of troubles or communicating with otherworldly forces: the afflicted characters in Fall in dopamine could be viewed as continuing this long tradition of seeking refuge in alternative states of mind and knowledge in the esoteric ideas.
Maryam Ayeen and Abbas Shahsavar / Iran b.1985 and 1983 / Fall in dopamine (detail) 2020–21 / Gouache and watercolour on paper / Ten pieces: 70 x 50cm (each) / © and image courtesy: The artists