About
What attracts me to create paintings and prints is its openness to experimentation. The objective qualities of paint is more fluid compared to the solidness of printing, so combining these crosses both boundaries that allow my work to have bold features. I typically draw upon inspirations from the relationship between feminism and the portrayal of the gendered body.
Though I work predominantly in oil paints, pencil, and printing, I use a combination of materials to convey an energy through colour and shapes to influence my work and the relationship it has on my view of bodily forms. I therefore mostly explore themes revolving around feminism, nature and the expectations in our society. This could be appearance, how we behave or interact with the environment around us. I explore how people are portrayed in modern media compared to pre-technology, which gives me an insight to the change in objectifying and societal roles. The scale that I work on purposely reaches to ‘poster size’ of at most A1, which allows the viewer to be drawn in and appreciate the detail. The point of a poster is to capture attention, whether that is advertising, public engagement or activism, so fuelling a political theme behind the colours and patterns captures a wide range of audience that may not be found in a gallery. Therefore, I intend to communicate to the on-looker that it's not just about a pleasing image, it's about what you feel and interpret when observing to relate to your personal experiences in life.
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Within my art, I find ways to connect myself and my values even if this is subtly immersed. This could be my outlook on how women need to be presented better in media or the problems on environmental decay. Commenting on societal issues allows me authority to spread a message- like my series 'Permanent Marks'. I align myself strongly with feminism, so putting out work that reflects this gives me a sense of control in an open manner. Despite this, my work varies greatly from project to project. Because of the outcomes, my practise doesn't follow a certain type or theme, but mainly follows a two dimensional clear and clean finish.
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CV:
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Yasmin Seyfollahi
Born 2003. Lives and studies in Bournemouth.
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Education
2022-2025
BA Fine Art, Arts University Bournemouth.
2021-22
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Oxford Brookes University.
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Exhibitions
My Lovely Postcards 2025, The Cloister Gallery, Oxford
2024
Reflections, The Lighthouse, Poole.
2023
No.19, North-light studios, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth.
2022
Fragments, Oxford Brookes, Oxford.
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Relevant Experience
2020-
Curated multiple exhibitions, Dolphin Gallery, Oxfordshire.
Skills
Professional framing.
Consulting customers in reference to commercial artwork and framing.
Printmaking- Screen print, Lino print.
Confident in social media management and documentation in Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.
Competent at Adobe Illustrator and editing.
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