01 Tongue-tie
01 Tongue-tie

Installation

01 Tongue-tie

This installation combines framed paintings and drawings with a painted, hand-marked wall surface. Each framed artwork is mounted approximately four inches away from the canvas, creating a physical gap that allows glimpses of the background through... More

02 Bahman
02 Bahman

Mixed Media

02 Bahman

The artwork features a detailed, stylized figure of a woman seated within the peeled skin of a tangerine. Her dress and face are rendered primarily in black, white, and grayscale, contrasting sharply with the rich oranges, reds, and browns of the... More

03 Ss / The Sting of Life
03 Ss / The Sting of Life

Mixed Media

03 Ss / The Sting of Life

The artwork shows a delicate branch with clusters of green grapes set against a soft pink and white watercolour background. Intertwined with the fruit are two small, detailed graphite portraits: a bearded man’s face appears nestled among the... More

04 No Flower Fruit
04 No Flower Fruit

Mixed Media

04 No Flower Fruit

The artwork features a vibrant still life of figs against a rich, dark teal background. Three figs dominate the composition, two whole and one sliced open, revealing vivid pink and white interiors. Inside the flesh of one sliced fig, a miniature... More

05 Untitled
05 Untitled

Mixed Media

05 Untitled

This artwork depicts a partially eaten apple core standing upright against a blue and red draped background. Within the core, two miniature faces are intricately drawn, blending into the apple’s texture. The base of the scene features Persian... More

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

Mixed Media

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... More

07 Untitled
07 Untitled

Mixed Media

07 Untitled

The painting shows a vivid pomegranate, split open and scattered across an tazhib ornamented golden plate, rendered on textured Japanese paper. Among the clusters of red seeds, small, detailed portraits drawn in fine graphite lines are embedded,... More

08 Kamar Barik
08 Kamar Barik

Mixed Media

08 Kamar Barik

The painting features a single peach positioned against a textured background of soft, golden Japanese paper. At the center of the fruit, a detailed graphite miniature portrait of a woman's face emerges, adorned with an ornate crown-like headpiece.

Work by

Saruye S

Visual Arts, Drawing, Painting, Multidisciplinary Art, Installation, Lens-Based Media, Performance Art, Photography

“My work lives in the tension between precision and abandon, between the delicate control of fine detail and the raw immediacy of gesture. It’s a layered exploration of identity, diaspora, and...” [More]