“Art’s true calling is to document the essence of existence.”

To achieve is the goal — achieving the true and logical mission of art. Every step is a reaction against the passing moment that initiates the next one. Each point leads to the next point, each line to the next line, and each patch to the next patch.

Contrasts are the effect of the surrounding environment on the soul, and the result of the pain caused by the scratches and lashes of To — the main medium of the painting.

The difference between the morning and evening coffees lies in the time lapse.

The strength of the improvised taches and their faultlessness comes from spiritual journeys through endless dark nights. Sounds, signs, and symbols ought to be followed — to transform pain and suffering into beauty, a result of becoming patient and mature.

Figures are rooted in nature. Nature should be approached with ultimate simplicity, without severe metamorphosis, in order to create abstracts of meaning.

The subject of the artwork is the only predetermined element. The subject is often: Humans, visions, dialogues, nature, geography, walls, borders.

“Art Statement”

Art, in its truest sense, is not decoration, distraction, or escape — it is an act of witnessing. To create is to confront existence; to record it honestly, with all its fractures, silences, and revelations.

The mission of art is to record the truth of existence — not as an absolute or a doctrine, but as a lived experience that resists simplification.

In my works, I do not seek to provide answers — nor do I complain.

It is merely a reflection of the universe upon the body of existence.

“A reflection born of both pain and pleasure — a testimony out of sincerity.”

Mary. M. Koujoori  2015