{"title":"Parastoo Haddadi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"max-height: 300px; max-width:55%\" src=\"https:\/\/helloart-prod-bucket.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/artist\/parastoo-haddadi\/parastoo-haddadi-profile.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParastoo Haddadi  is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of love, freedom, and the connection between women, nature, and wildlife. Her paintings use symbolic imagery to represent feminine strength and resilience. Drawing from imagination, her evocative narratives delve into human emotion and societal roles. Her work has been featured in IHRAF (USA), Women Unite Art Magazine, Say It in Color Zine, and Art Hole Magazine. Through her practice, Parastoo advocates for women’s rights, equality, and environmental awareness, using art as a powerful tool for expression, resistance, and storytelling. She participated at almost 15 international art exhibitions and facilitate artistic workshops in Malaysia, UAE, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Iran and Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eARTIST’S STATEMENT\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy artwork is a celebration of movement, resilience, and the\u003cbr\u003eshared human experience. Through dynamic, vibrant figures\u003cbr\u003eadorned with intricate patterns drawn from nature, folklore, and\u003cbr\u003ediverse cultural motifs, I explore themes of identity, unity, and\u003cbr\u003estrength. Set against warm, gradient backgrounds, these figures\u003cbr\u003efloat in harmony, symbolizing the beauty of diversity and the\u003cbr\u003einterconnectedness of humanity.\u003cbr\u003e▪ Symbolism plays a central role in my work, particularly through\u003cbr\u003ethe depiction of animals as reflections of human emotions and\u003cbr\u003esocietal roles. The horse, a recurring motif, embodies feminine\u003cbr\u003estrength, endurance, and spirit. Deeply influenced by the struggles\u003cbr\u003eof women in Iran, my art confronts issues of gender\u003cbr\u003ediscrimination, advocating for women’s rights, equality, and\u003cbr\u003efreedom. My paintings are a visual testament to resilience and\u003cbr\u003ehope, challenging systemic injustices while envisioning a world\u003cbr\u003ewhere women can exist without constraints.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e▪ Through my work, I seek to inspire dialogue, evoke emotion, and\u003cbr\u003eignite a sense of solidarity—reminding viewers that art is not only\u003cbr\u003ea form of expression but also a powerful tool for change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lets-dance-for-freedom","title":"Lets Dance for Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic on paper board.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.29x13.77\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet’s Dance is a celebration of movement, resilience, and the shared human experience. The artwork features dynamic, vibrant figures in motion, each adorned with intricate patterns inspired by nature, folklore, and diverse cultural motifs. The figures, floating in harmony against a warm, gradient background, symbolize unity in diversity. Their interconnected presence evokes a sense of trust, belonging, and collective joy, reminding viewers of the power of dance as a universal language of expression and connection.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eA brief statement:\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eIn this project, hair is depicted as clouds and wind because hair symbolizes human feelings and emotions and displays identity, culture, and personality.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e The meaning of each symbols inside of each figure:\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e1-      The rabbit in a woman's body symbolizes agility and wisdom, and also symbolize fertility, luck, and creativity. \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2-      The salamander represents immortality, rebirth, passion, and the ability to withstand flames. The symbol connects to femininity as a character who burned her life, literally and figuratively, in the pursuit of knowledge and happiness, yet came out unscathed on the other side.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e3-      Birds are significant in many cultures, representing a connection to the spirit world, nature, and the Creator. Many of us see birds as a symbol of freedom because of their ability to fly. \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e4-      Butterfly is a messenger- bringing signs of transformation and grace. She holds a unique ability to bring beauty and balance to the world. \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e5-     Fish in my artwork, it is a symbol of freedom and talent of inner of Women.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e6-     The ability of cats to move silently and their keen night vision made them symbols of the unseen and the unknown and strong connectors to the spiritual world. Cats can be calm and take care of people who suffer from anxiety, stress and heart disorder. 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Here it is a\r\u003cbr\u003efemale character with colorful fishes included in her body that symbolizes her\r\u003cbr\u003eabilities and her power of natural talent.\r\u003cbr\u003eThere are 24 symbolic cats who want to determine the meaning of femininity with\r\u003cbr\u003etheir thoughts . They want to define femininity in a certain context and say that\r\u003cbr\u003ebeing a woman has only these criteria and that is enough.\r\u003cbr\u003eAround the main subject, the word of femininity was written in all languages, this\r\u003cbr\u003eis an irony, to the real identity of women and the titles that limit it. Each woman has different abilities and talent and inner power.\r\u003cbr\u003eThere is an important question, who should define or determine the meaning of\r\u003cbr\u003efemininity? and why ? , who could define or determine Identity for the better tomorrow for\r\u003cbr\u003efemininity?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parastoo Haddadi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41577459318887,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1753824156_83436.jpg?v=1753963548"},{"product_id":"women-life-freedom-slogan","title":"Women, Life, Freedom Slogan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInk on paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27.55x39.37\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe slogan of this movement is women, life, freedom, and it is not only about Iranian women, but it is a universal slogan, and because equality and freedom for women around the world have not been achieved yet, and women face it one by one in daily suffering. In this movement, women from all over the world, from European to American, Asian, and even Arab countries, symbolically cut their hair with scissors and chanted the slogan of women, life, and freedom to show their unity towards the women inside Iran. In this painting, the slogan of woman, life, and freedom in 27 languages is given in its flag.\r\u003cbr\u003eThe situation of gender discrimination against women in Iran has always been my concern. This is how I painted artworks with concepts of \"women's rights\", \"desire for equality and freedom and peace for women\", \"gender apartheid\" and finally, after the murder of the 22-year-old Kurdish girl \"Mahsa Amini\" by The punishment police of the Islamic regime of Iran and its anti-feminist laws led to the widespread protests of the Iranian people, seeing the brutal killing of equality-loving people by the regime army and the rape and shooting of bullets into the eyes and bodies of the protesters, all of them caused the depiction of the slogan of the Iranian women's revolution, \"Woman-Life-Freedom\" drawn by ink.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eIn this painting, all events are mentioned, from the burning of the mandatory hijab to the execution of protestors and even the killing of children by the repressive regime forces with bullets and even those who were only filming with mobile phones and cutting women's hairs. They have also detained reporters, journalists, artists, athletes, and musicians in prison for espionage and subjected them to torture and forced confessions. The Islamic government of Iran has even threatened the families of those killed and executed by the regime to remain silent and has threatened them with the death of other family members if they file a lawsuit or inform journalists.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThese people are mentioned in this work: such as Nilufar Hamedi (journalist reporter), Elnaz Rekabi (stone-throwing athlete), Hadis Najafi, Nika Shakrami, Mona Naqibi (8-year-old Baloch girl), Ghazaleh Chalavi (killed during filming by mobile), Mino Majidi, Hananeh Kia, Fereshte Ahmadi's daughter (crying at the mother's grave) and Mehsa Amini and her brother who did not remain silent in front of this crime and raised her voice to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parastoo Haddadi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41577460269159,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1753824868_76384.jpg?v=1753963654"},{"product_id":"right-to-singing-for-women","title":"Right to Singing for Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInk on paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11.69x8.27\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.\" - Maya Angelou - Please share your thoughts and perspectives. \r\u003cbr\u003eI always repeat such a sentence. \"Every woman who defends women's rights even a little has really worked for the freedom and equality of all women in the world.\" it is really important to learn and teach all women about their rights every single day because those who are against femininity and feminist continuously advertising to limit women ability and the presence and participation of women in all sectors of society. 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