Solmaz Tohidloo United Kingdom, Iran, b. 1975

Works
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Varuni (Goddess of wine).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Varuni (Goddess of wine).
    Acrylic on canvas
    100 x 120 cm
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Armaiti (Guardian and goddess of the lush earth and a symbol of fertility and birth).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Armaiti (Guardian and goddess of the lush earth and a symbol of fertility and birth).
    Acrylic on canvas
    100 x 120 cm
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Gryphon (A symbol of power).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Gryphon (A symbol of power).
    Acrylic on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Ariya man (Goddess of friendship, bonding and peace).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Ariya man (Goddess of friendship, bonding and peace).
    Acrylic on canvas
    100 x 120 cm
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Anahel (A rare Persian flower).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Anahel (A rare Persian flower).
    Acrylic on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Ameretat
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Ameretat
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Mitra
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Mitra
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Persian Queen II
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Persian Queen II
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Cassandane (The Empress of Pars)
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Cassandane (The Empress of Pars)
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Arsida (Aryan Sun).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Arsida (Aryan Sun).
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Neashan (Guardian angel of fire).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Neashan (Guardian angel of fire).
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Homa (Bird of happiness)
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Homa (Bird of happiness)
    Mixed media on canvas
    100 x 100 cm
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Icry among the roses
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Icry among the roses
    Mixed media on canvas
    100 x 100 cm
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Stay and watch the world from inside the cage.
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Stay and watch the world from inside the cage.
    Mixed media on canvas
    100 x 100 cm
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Untitled, 2018
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Untitled, 2018
    Mixed media on canvas
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
    100 x 100 cm
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  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Amitis (Persian Princess)
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Amitis (Persian Princess)
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
    Sold
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Artadoxt (Pure and holy).
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Artadoxt (Pure and holy).
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
    Sold
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Untitled, 2018
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Untitled, 2018
    Mixed media on canvas
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
    100 x 100 cm
    Sold
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Untitled, 2019
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Untitled, 2019
    Mixed media on canvas
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
    100 x 100 cm
    Sold
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Untitled, 2020
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Untitled, 2020
    Mixed media on canvas
    39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
    100 x 100 cm
    Sold
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Persian Queen, 2022
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Persian Queen, 2022
    Mixed media on canvas
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
    120 x 100 cm
    Sold
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Maya, the goddess of spring, 2022
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Maya, the goddess of spring, 2022
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
    Sold
  • Solmaz Tohidloo, Anahita, the goddess of water
    Solmaz Tohidloo
    Anahita, the goddess of water
    Mixed media on canvas
    120 x 100 cm
    47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
    Sold
Biography
United Kingdom, Iran
Man is moving between his duality; the challenge of self-knowledge and self-forgetfulness, and the termination of one is an inception for another. Each one is monotonous and, in order to obtain release and achieve the euphoria of another, it must end. Inside the ambiguity and transparency lives the blackness of the word. The spirit of words is an expression of the very thing, with which the author satiates himself and of which, perhaps the readers are not aware. Colour is accumulated by the side hidden within and all are statements from a woman with the women’s language, in which no sign of femininity is apparent.
 
The new artworks that Solmaz has presented in these recent years attempts to talk openly to the viewer. In this series of works, the form has altered; without it being forced to keep a distance from the meaning. The blackness of the words and letters do not contain any evident or literal sense; word is all about meaning, a concept for speaking. The women of these works are similar to those contemporary ones we meet every day and are lost in the hues and cries of the surroundings. The excitement of the colour tries to replace this tumult. In these works, contrary to the previous ones, the connection with the work is considered to be way beyond identification; it is the viewer that is illustrated in the middle of the frame on the canvas. In some of these works, the bird has been placed in the hands of the narrator of the image with such serenity as if it is not worried about staying at all. The word is this: they will fly together.
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Exhibitions