Artists draws on themes of memory, place, belonging
Artists draws on themes of memory, place, belonging
[...] the Iranian Revolution was in full swing, his grandfather had been part of the besieged Shah’s military, and his mother thought it would be safest if he were sent away.
On Friday, May 5, he and other immigrant artists will be showing pieces in an exhibition called “Salt, Sugar & Love from Nowhere.”
The show doubles as an inauguration for Patriact, an organization that works to defend civil rights, and a benefit for the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at UC Hastings College of the Law.
Along with larger sculptural pieces, Emad works with tar to create images on cloth.
In one piece, he’s drawn the U.S. flag with the original 13 colonies marked with bullet holes, and in the deep black of the tar he’s etched lines from the Declaration of Independence, translated to Farsi.