Lot 126: Divine Names

SEDAGHAT JABBARI (IRANIAN, B. 1961)
Divine Names
signed and dated in Farsi (lower left)
mixed media on canvas, triptych
each 59 x 39 3/8in. (150 x 100cm.); overall: 59 x 118in. (150 x 300cm.)
Executed in 2004

Tehran, 3rd International Biennial of the Islamic World , 2004;
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12th Shilpakala Biennial , 2006

Expressing a sublime concept, the three panels of this triptych show an abstract rendering of the Divine Names of God, and are put toge ther as if to whisper these names in different tones.

This painting was the winner of two prestigious awards:
Special Prize winner at the Third International Painting Biennial of the Islamic World, Tehran, 2002
Grand Prize winner at the Twelfth Shilpakla Biennial, Dhaka, Bangledesh in 2006.