Shamsia hassani biography of william shakespeare
” Hassani, who was born in Iran to Afghan refugee parents, moved to Afghanistan in to study Fine Art at Kabul University....
” Hassani, who was born in Iran to Afghan refugee parents, moved to Afghanistan in to study Fine Art at Kabul University.
Shamsia Hassani
Shamsia Hassani, one of Afghanistan’s first female street artists, makes vibrant murals and paintings depicting women as strong, independent figures. With bold lines and sharp angles and sealed lips or no visible mouths, her women often carry and/or play musical instruments, which provide them with a voice, a vehicle for self-expression.
In the series Secret,the women wear the burqa, which Westerners often assume is a form of oppression, but in Hassani’s work, the transparent fabric reveals the strength and humanity of the woman beneath, despite her covering.
She’s attempting to point out that choosing to wear the burqa or hijab is not the issue; women will not truly be free until they can speak for themselves, and be heard. Hassani aims to destigmatize the misperceptions of Muslim women by illustrating that removing the headscarf is not the same as liberating women.
In another series, Birds of No Nation, the women are depicted observing cities from roofto