Saruye S

06 That Moment When You Are Apathetic Instead of Excited About Your Birthday

The painting features a round cake set against an abstract blue-and-white patterned background. Emerging from the top of the dessert is a finely drawn graphite portrait of a woman’s face, flanked by two strawberries. Floating around the composition are translucent, fiery orange organic forms. Thin purple ribbon with tazhib patterns and lines curls across the surface, framing the central image. The painting is done on soft-textured cardboard whose warm beige tone adds a subtle softness and shimmer to the entire scene, balancing whimsy with quiet melancholy.

“Blending Persian miniature tradition with contemporary narratives of identity, gender, memory, and transformation.”