Joy of Life

  • Artist: Fakhraddin Mokhberi
  • Category: Painting
  • Technique: Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions: 90×120 cm
  • Edition: One
  • Year: 2020

When I was in Venice and walking in the streets, I noticed two young girls were sitting near canal, talking and laughing. They were German and I couldn’t find out what they are talking about which can be so interesting and make them apart from where they are. I took a photo from this moment and painted it.

As their happiness and joy were touched me, I tried to reflect these two on my painting, so you can see in their faces a great happiness and at the same time their absorption in their subject of communication which make them apart from the atmosphere where they are sitting. What I wanted to show in my painting is youth, freshness, joy plus time that is passing rapidly.

The hidden point which may viewers can see is that the most joy in the life from past (old time) to present (modern days) is meeting, dialogue and communication, when you see your friend, somebody you can share your taught, feelings and ideas without any hesitation. So it can be vital pleasure that you experience and make you apart from any other occupation in the modern life.

Buildings and boats show old time, cloths of young girls and cell phone are the symbol of modern life. Ice- creams in hands of these two girls are symbols of time and youth, which can pass quickly as melting time of ice-cream. Birds also show cycling role of Life, parents raise their children and this will repeat generation by generation as life is continuing.

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