C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t R e v i e w

My work is composed of exuberantly whimsical abstractions , where color and organic forms prevail . Using every-day observances and experiences as an influence , layers of paint construct layers of meaning . By considering personal moments and interactions of the universal human experience , the spectator is drawn into a fictitious and heartwarming universe that emerges bit by bit . Works appear as dreamlike images in which past and present merge ; nostalgia , sentiment and romanticism often play a role as a means of adding poetic value to everyday life . As an artist , I enjoy the exchange between the artwork and the viewer , and I encourage the viewer to make his or her own connections to the work . As such : my works do not reference an identifiable form- thereby allowing the imagery to facilitate fluidity in meaning and multifaceted interpretations based on the life experiences of the viewer . Aesthetically , I am influenced by a broad range of styles : the line work of the Ancient Mayans , the bright colors and compositions of Pop Art , the fantasy of Surrealism and our Postmodern visual culture .

Time-Image and Movement-Image series are practically an attempt to capture live Butoh dance performance into the continuity of movement contained within a single image plane rather than such movement being described through a succession of discreet and static moments or images . Being receptive to chance and accident opens possibility for the production of the new experience of the in-between stages of movement as a whole . Timeimage is an image which is infused with time . In order to invite discovery , creative discourse must bridge multiple areas of interests and fields of study , and I use everything that I know and record . I begin by looking at options , which is different from acting at random ; learning to see by thinking and feeling more complexly about visibility … While representational techniques may be part of my skill set , for me , artmaking is a " flexible instrument ," a developmental tool , a way of mapping thinking that can be circuitous , improvisational , or highly structured . Drawing helps me to record events and ideas and share them with someone else . It can be a container for curiosity , banking undeveloped ideas to percolate into something later .

I observe in all my works the presence of some nuances that are common in almost of them . For example : a strong tendency to use saturated colors and very movement . However , I use different materials and techniques to express different opportunities of my artistic experience . I studied in Stella Maris College , built and administered by German Franciscan nuns . This was a magical place where saints , angels , and madonnas embellisheld the environment and conveyed a sense of peace and harmony . My mind wandered from the sacred to the profane in seconds . There were the “ Caretas ” with their fiery colors and electrifying movements in the steep city streets and also a heavenly court in my school , displaying shapes and colors , sweet and soft . My eyes caught all this and these elements were prominent in my works . But all this was left behind . I left tiny Triunfo and moved to the capital of Paraíba , where I graduated in Business Administration from the Federal University of Paraíba . My life followed a normal pace when one begins to work .

For some time I have been researched the notion of the Sublime and the Contemporary Sublime in visual art . My research aims were direct toward landscape painting and the role of a figure in it . As the Contemporary Sublime has many bridges and ideas , I am personally interested in the aspect of memory , which can be read as the sublime . There are many ways to explore memory , both intangible and physical . It could be suggested that photographs can represent the physical side of the memory . Memory is an intangible feeling , which reproduces previous experiences in the mind , as well it can invent or confuse memories , then trees become taller , the wind stronger and mountains higher . Through the paintings I want to show my memories and to share my interpretations about one actual place in the Austrian Alps . This place is a protected area where in winter people can ski and snowboard only during a daytime , as after 5pm everything stops . I am interested in that period of time when the sun sets behind the mountains and with the help of colours , paint and personal photographs I depict imagined narratives . In my practice I use photographs from my archive , however images are a starting point .

It ’ s difficult to put Shabbir Khambatti into a slot as to be an artist , adventurer , art teacher , landscapist or all of these ! The common denominator is that he is an extremely creative man . While in the merchant Navy , he sailed around the globe , missing no opportunity to visit places of art and heritage . As an artist he has had no formal training and is entirely self-taught . He likes to think of art as a hobby but dreams of international recognition . Shabbir does not adopt a single style of art . His work reflects touches of abstract , nature studies , charcoal sketches , still life , pointillism , impressionism and some spiritual overtones . This is no ivory tower painter , secluded from the rest of the world while he focuses his energies on canvas . Throughout his life , he strives to make order out of chaos , to invent , examine and combine the various ideas that float through his mind . The process brings feelings of artistic satisfaction and discovery into the unknown in wonderful creative adventure . As he makes this pilgrimage into his inner self with no maps , he feels alive in the labyrinth of forms and colors ; creating a harmonious balance with objects and shapes on the canvas – balancing colors effectively and dramatically – creating movement and vibrant texture – bringing mental and spiritual relationship to the viewer .

In my idea , there is a long way path to pass for becoming a artist and I believe that I should pass that way to deserve calling an artist , thanks to you for introducing me this way . I studied theater at B . A grade and now studying Television producer ( dramatic subdiscipline ) at M . A . Also , I have some activity in performing arts , all these works and activity have led me toward art . as you mentioned persian roots are effectual , we have had many great artists , poets , painters that I can remark from the contemporary Asghar Farhadi in cinema , I always try to join my cultural substratum to a universal language ; specially in my theater plays . I ' m that not much satisfied with my photography works yet , but actually I tried more to focus on universal language in my published works at this magazine . Art history and aesthetics in the East passed a different development and evaluation , but mybe in post modernism we can say combination of all items affect the artist not just the history and the cultural substratum .