Kurosh Yahyai
Region: MFA Annual
I am interested in portraying primitive human emotions.
Emotions such anxiety, anger, compulsion, sex, fear, confusion,
self-doubt, lust, and existential questioning. My intention is for
the viewer to experience a visceral reaction to the work.
Tension in my work is important as I create a familiar/comfortable
space that is also unsettling and alien for the viewer. The familiar/
comfortable elements can be interpreted through the objects
in the paintings referencing the home, while the surface
treatments and manipulations of these elements can give an
unknown feeling.
I continue to research the anxious and existential nature of the
human mind to help visualize, portray, and make tangible the
battle within the conscious and subconscious mind.
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