"My original #Artivist oil painting and most important one yet depicts a famous Iranian martyr whose wrongful beating and subsequent death started a revolution in Iran, September 2022. This portrait depicts her as a new angel in heaven, as a rose blooming from her chest signifies her death & the sacred geometry of Metatron’s Cube as her halo demonstrates her widespread impact beyond her life.
This beautiful young 22 year old woman was arrested and beaten by government officials for showing what they deemed just a little too much hair underneath her head scarf. As a result thousands of Iranian women and men protested these antiquated laws, resulting in 100s more being killed, executed and worse.
When I first heard of this news last year it was on the Vision Train, speaking to an artist from Iran. He asked to help spread the word and I was moved to do something. (Also it's new for me to paint portraits, this is only my 2nd one, and it's only because of Amanda Sage's portrait class in Vitra Academy in 2022 that I felt confident enough to make portraits at all, as I was more abstract before. Also I learned how to create a Metatron's Cube in Krystleyez' Sacred Geometry course on Vitra.) I’m not sure how Iran’s government will change for the better unless more of the world starts demanding they provide more freedoms to their women, as they do to their men. It’s past time to move into the future!
#MahsaAmini is a huge symbol for freedom of Iran, and saying her name helps fight for #freedomforiranianwomen so PLEASE SHARE!"