Samira Akbari

My work talks about the universal human experience by retelling my own stories, It documents how I became, who I am and how different environments have shaped me. I use a symbolic language and the human body to show my experiences at different times and places. I find that the resulting work investigates the cycle of joy and pain. It also talks about the influence of culture and architecture in making us who we are. I use body casting from the human body and cast them in Ceramic and Bronze, I put the result inside of old vintage frames, frames are casting from the actual vintage frames. Simply the frames represent the structures of the society, culture and religion and the body parts from casting inside of them are struggling to fit in because they are affected by the frame. They have struggled to get out of frames or fit themselves inside of it. I believe we should be aware that we are the result of the t environments that we live in also everyday life. I often have figurative works and add small subjects to them, these subjects are small but effective to me, they carry memories. They are cast from the real subjects and attached to the figure.

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Samira Akbari Hozmahi was born in 1982 Iran, The architecture and environment of her hometown was a major influence to her becoming an Artist. She studied architecture and worked as an interior designer for four years. However, She eventually found the field limiting entered the fine arts program in India as a sculpture major.

Upon graduation, she came to Academy of Art  San Francisco University for an MFA  program. Again, She has found a new and inspiring place for retailing her story as an Iranian women artist. 

Her recent works are in ceramic and bronze of body casting, retelling her story through them. 

She works for fine arts museum of San Francisco.

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Based in San Francisco, CA

SamiraAkbariH@gmail.com

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