Beyond The Mask Oil Painting

This oil painting reimagines figurative storytelling through symbolism, transformation, and psychological depth

 about this oil painting

This series of oil paintings explores a symbolic world where identity, narrative, and perception intersect. Each work presents a figurative scene constructed through layered visual storytelling and surreal composition.

The figures appear within staged environments where meaning is suggested rather than defined. Motifs and objects function as symbolic fragments, building subtle references to memory, myth, and imagination.

The series reflects an ongoing interest in the idea of the “mask” as both concealment and revelation. Within each composition, identity is fluid, shifting between presence, character, and archetype.

The visual language balances intimacy with theatrical construction, creating a dreamlike narrative space. Elements of fantasy and symbolism coexist with emotional undercurrents and psychological depth.

The works invite open interpretation, allowing viewers to project their own readings and associations. Across the series, oil painting becomes a space for constructing layered inner worlds rather than fixed realities.

about the artist

Alemeh Bagherian is an Iranian contemporary painter whose practice explores femininity, memory, and cultural identity through richly layered visual narratives.

Her work draws from Persian visual traditions, including miniature aesthetics and carpet design, where ornament, storytelling, and structure naturally converge. These influences appear in her paintings as intricate compositions where figuration and symbolism coexist within dense, emotionally charged spaces.

She holds an MA in Painting and a BA in Carpet Design, and is a member of the Society of Iranian Painters. Her background in textile and pattern-based design continues to inform the structural rhythm of her pictorial language.

Across her practice, Bagherian engages with themes of inner experience, psychological presence, and cultural memory, often referencing Persian literary and mythological sources such as the Shahnameh.

Her work has been exhibited widely in Iran and internationally, including solo exhibitions at Seyhoun Art Gallery in Tehran, as well as presentations in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Selected exhibitions include Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago and Asia House in London.

Working between figuration and symbolic abstraction, her paintings create immersive visual environments where narrative, ornament, and emotion are held in constant balance.

collection

View Alemeh Bagherian's Dubai collection of available paintings here

copyright

This oil painting is one of a kind original therefore, all copyrights & reproduction rights are reserved by the artist