Artist Marjan Moghaddam gave an artist talk at Rowan University's Art Gallery on January 31, 2019.
Enamored Armor featuring Mari Ogihara, Tiantian Li, and Marjan Moghaddam approaches the female figure as one of power with references inspired by art history, cultural specificity, and contemporary society. The classical figure as a basis, these artists investigate the multiplicity of ways that women choose to present and redefine themselves in pursuit of potency and self-discovery. Through video, painting, sculpture, and Augmented Reality, their work spans an historical spectrum of millennia with a finger on the pulse of current artistic practice, the women’s empowerment movement, and emerging technologies. Enamored Armor was curated by Amie Potsic upon invitation from Rowan University Art Gallery.
Exhibiting Artists
Mari Ogihara
Tiantian Li
Marjan Moghaddam
Curated by Amie Potsic
CEO & Principal Curator, Amie Potsic Art Advisory, LLC
November 29, 2018 – January 12, 2019
Opening Reception & Gallery Talk: Thursday, November 29, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location:
Rowan University Art Gallery
301 High St W, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Enamored Armor, featuring Mari Ogihara, Tiantian Li, and Marjan Moghaddam, approaches the female figure as one of power with references inspired by art history, cultural specificity, and contemporary society. The classical figure as a basis, these artists investigate the multiplicity of ways that women choose to present and redefine themselves in pursuit of potency and self-discovery. Through photography, painting, sculpture, and augmented reality, their work spans an historical spectrum of millennia with a finger on the pulse of contemporary artistic practice, the women’s empowerment movement, and emerging technologies.
Marjan Moghaddam is an award-winning and pioneering digital artist and animator who works primarily with 3d computer graphics, motion capture, and digital media for animation, post-internet art. Her work has been exhibited internationally, in addition to curated shows at the Armory Show in NYC and Art Basel Miami. In her digital female bodies, Marjan utilizes aesthetic styles as part of a figural vocabulary that explores the evolving nature of humanity. The figures represent the deconstruction of the organic, and its fracturing and fragmentation as it migrates from the physical to the digital.
Mari Ogihara’s work ranges from female figures to colorful biomorphic sculptures. She connects her understanding of how a samurai got ready for battle with the way women throughout history have prepared their physical appearance for sexual intimacy. Ogihara has held international residencies in France, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico in addition to multiple residencies in the United States.
Tiantian Li's work has been shown in numerous Philadelphia galleries in addition to major art museums in China. In her watercolors she explores ideation of female intimacy and emotions expressed through portraits of her lingerie superposition with portraits of historical characters from the Renaissance period, which represents a time of enlightenment and romantic expression. She is encouraging women to take a positive perspective on their bodies and female representation while giving themselves the attention, humor, and respect they deserve.
