Sema Ceremony Art by Alireza Khatapoosh and Shakila Parizad |
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| DESIGN NAME: Sema Ceremony PRIMARY FUNCTION: Art INSPIRATION: The word Sema means listening. It's a ceremonial dance in which the dancer focuses on their inner spiritual world until they communicate with the universe.This performance often includes singing, playing instruments, dancing, recitation of poetry and prayers and other rituals. In this position, the dancer feels that the whole world is one and humans, animals, plants, etc. are all from the same origin. I was inspired by this concept to depict an ideal world in which all creatures are equal. I used symbolism to stand for freedom of women's clothing, equal rights for men and women, respected homosexual rights and animal rights. This Utopia consists of the most beautiful conceps like love, peace, equality and freedom. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In Persian culture, dome is a symbol of world and wind is messenger of good news.The wind dances in the main musician's hair freely as a symbol of women's right to freedom of clothing. Her hair is full of flowers and leaves. Seven horses are born from her hair running freely. Behind her, people are dancing and drinking wine. The love of two women, two men, and some animals and plants are depicted. Number of women, men and animals are 21, symbolizing September 21, the international day of peace. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: This is a decorative piece and can be shown or hung as pleased. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project of designing and wood carving Sema Ceremony started in 2019 and finished in September 2021, Shiraz, Iran. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: I carved the whole design manually on pear and walnut wood with a small knife and saw. Used materials are pear wood and walnut wood. The method is traditional Iranian woodcarving and miniature. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: This artwork is 75 cm in height and 52 cm wide. It weights 5 kgs. TAGS: Sema Ceremony, woodcarving, pear wood, wallnut wood, peace, freedom, equality RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Ritual dances have been performed by Iranians since ancient times. After Islam developed in Iran, dancing was banned and Iranians invented a special type of religious ceremonial dance called Sema. The great poet Rumi has shown this dance in his poems in Persian. And in this work, one of his poems is also engraved on the Daf. I also examined the miniature art history to sketch the characters. CHALLENGE: The main challenge was to design 63 different male, female and animal characters. For this matter, I examined all Persian miniatures from the beginning until now. The next challenge was the social hardship of creating artworks with such a theme and concept in Iran. Also, the original Iranian woodcarving is very difficult, detailed and time consuming, and I researched and worked for more than 3,000 hours in two years to finish this design.The main musician character is actually my spouse and I successfully carved her face on wood which was challenging. ADDED DATE: 2021-09-30 21:11:20 TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Alireza khatapoosh and Shakila parizad IMAGE CREDITS: Shakila Parizad and Samira Motazedi, 2021. |
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NAME: Alireza Khatapoosh PROFILE: Alireza Khatapoosh is a lifelong artist, designer and instructor. His artworks are mostly woodcarving and marquetry, as well as model making and wood sculpting. His designs are inspired by ancient Persian culture and literature. He has been teaching the art of wood carving in Khatapoosh art academy as well as in small villages of Iran to unprivileged students. He combines symbolism and literature aspects with wood design. |
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Sema Ceremony Art by Alireza Khatapoosh and Shakila Parizad is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category, 2021 - 2022.· Read the interview with designer Alireza Khatapoosh and Shakila Parizad for design Sema Ceremony here.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Alireza Khatapoosh and Shakila Parizad. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Alireza Khatapoosh and Shakila Parizad. |
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