Samin Amiri
Ideator, Illustrator & Artistic Narrator
From combining stories that share the same purpose and concept, or from separating a single story into different narratives, new meanings and results emerge. We can never understand or experience any world in exactly the same way as another.
Accordingly, for example, the Deja’vu collection is based on the shared suffering and misfortune experienced by many people, while the Diwan collection draws from different narrations told across various eras — stories of both devils and angels.
This idea forms the main purpose behind all of Samin’s collections and illustrations.
About
Samin Amiri was born on March 15th 1991, in Ahvaz, Iran.
She began exploring illustration as a self-taught artist in her childhood.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering from West Tehran University in 2014, she further developed her illustration practice by taking private courses in animation and working professionally in this field.
Since 2007, Samin has participated in many art exhibitions, where she has showcased & sold her works.
The evolution of her illustrations can be seen within the following Collections:
The PORTRAIT Collection
The PORTRAIT Collection is divided into two sections namely the INNER Shadow & the OUTER Shadow.
The MYTHS Collection
Myths depict superhuman figures who taught lessons, became role models, & put forth what many believe to be better paths for humanity. They transformed into Legends & Heros while giving birth to religions, cultures & ways of thought, effecting people of many a creed & ethnicity.
The DIWAN Collection
”We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
Jonathan Swift
This philosophical statement helps explain why the Diwan (Angels morphed into Devils) in this collection are moving from light to darkness.
The STORIES Collection
While a foolish person believes solely in their own perception of a story, a wise man listens to the tale through multiple voices.
Reading stories without bias allows us to recognize and accept one another's different views creating harmony & understanding.
The DEJA VU Collection
According to Neuroscientist Suzuki Tonawanda,
Deja Vu is the overlap of two neural mappings in the hippocampus section of the brain. In this collection, Samin demonstrates shared human experiences & common sufferings through stories that connect us all.
EARLIER WORKS
Samin began her work in the field of illustration in 2005 as a self-taught amateur, & gradually turned professional through hard work & passion.
By looking at the evolution of her earlier collections, one can understand how her works were shaped through time.
ANIMAL PORTRAITS
The Animal Portrait collection shows the typology, behaviors of animals & how humans have copied designs from them, a process called Biomimicry. For example studying panthers to develop night vision.
