She was born in Iran and had Ph.D. of Art research with background of handicrafts and industrial design as a master and bachelor’s degree there. As an Iranian- American artist, she is interested in use symbolic motifs in her paintings. She wrote several books about art history element’s meaning. She is interested in old object’s design and how the motifs were designed with together to express especial meaning. She believe of four basic elements of old philosophy(water, fire, wind and earth), made fundamental of all symbolic motifs.
The sole of Persian art is based on nature. It can be easily distinguished on Persian carpet that most of its motifs are a plan view of traditional Iranian homes.
Iranian style of painting, “miniature” is just following the same concept which broken perspective of yard is being considered as paradise.
Now, the new Iranian paradise-Pardis, is seeking for a rope that connects the contemporary art to that old miniature.
Her PHD about 1000 AD Iranian art history shows her point of interest on making a bridge between that era to the today’s lifestyle.
