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Anahita Amouzegar
At The Water’s Edge, 2026
Oil
Height 80 cm x Width 54 cm
Artwork is framed and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $1,500
I’ve always been drawn to the beach as a place where people don’t try very hard to be anything. Everyone arrives with their own body, their own pace, and stays for as long as they can tolerate the light. I’m interested in those in-between moments — when nothing is really happening, yet everything feels present.
While painting this, I wasn’t thinking about specific individuals. I was thinking about memory: how figures blur, how colours shift, how certain shapes stay with you longer than faces. The umbrella, the waterline, the sun — these are anchors. The people move around them, come forward, drift away.
This painting is the beginning of a series where I’m simply observing how bodies exist in open light, how time stretches near water, and how familiar places can feel slightly unreal when remembered rather than seen.
Artist Bio: Anahita Amouzegar is an Iranian-Australian visual artist, based in Melbourne, embarks on a personal journey into the realm of the abstract, where the tangible and intangible converge in a mesmerizing dance of color, form, and emotion. Through her art, she seeks to capture the essence of the human experience, delving into figurative abstraction to explore the depths of her inner world and the interplay between reality and imagination. With each deliberate stroke of the brush, she strives to convey the intricate tapestry of human emotions and the ever-shifting landscapes of the mind. The figures that emerge in her pieces are not mere representations of the physical, but rather conduits for the expression of feelings, memories, and dreams, often obscured, fragmented, or transformed to invite viewers to delve deeper into the layers of meaning. Guided by the rhythms of her inner thoughts and emotions, her artistic process is deeply intuitive, drawing inspiration from the beauty and chaos of the world around her, as well as moments of quiet introspection. Her work serves as a reflection of the ongoing dialogue between the conscious and subconscious, offering viewers an open-ended invitation to embark on their own interpretive journey. Through the interplay of vibrant hues, bold gestures, and subtle nuances, she aims to evoke contemplation, connection, and a renewed sense of wonder about the multifaceted tapestry of the human soul, believing in art's profound ability to transcend words and foster meaningful connections between individuals.