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Statements by Rassouli
Creation is the product of synchronizing our energy
with the universe. Once we experience the whole and recognize it, we become
aware that we are nothing but the Divine Creative Force.
I do not start a painting with sketches, I do not paint
on location and I do not work from photos. Instead, many mornings, before
the dawn, I climb a mountain to its peak. There , sitting in solitude, I
observe rising of the sun. I watch plants open their leaves, buds tear up
their dresses and the birds sing to the arrival of their creator. There is
an interconnected serenity that allows all creatures to experience the
divine unity. Having felt that creative energy, I rush to my studio, dip my
brush into paint, and let it move freely on canvas.
My paintings are inspirational for they allow the
observer to experience infinite viewpoints and perceptions. They are not
abstract for they represent what is actually more real than what our eyes
are able to see. They allow the viewers to be inspired by taking their own
perception beyond their senses and their surroundings.
"Relationship" is the most important aspect
of my work. I believe that dream and reality coexist in this world. Light
and shadow, nature and concepts, technology and feeling, the actual and the
imaginary exist together.
My art expands on the metaphysical and expressive ideas
that I have drawn from Near Eastern mysticism: investigation of the nexus
of internal and external universes.
All things are connected in a cosmic web. To me, the
interrelations and interactions between the parts of the whole are more
important than the parts themselves. That is why I like to paint motion
with no objects to move, action without players, and dance without dancers.
I work intuitively. When I paint, I
am mindless, yet I am conscious. I feel that my timeless inner presence is
a medium that carries that which I am not aware.
I like to share my feeling of joy and
exuberance with others. I like to show devotion and love and all other
pleasures of the world in their most sensual grace and timelessness.
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