Tamara Nouri's work, using mixed media on canvas and blending acrylic with muslin and cotton fabrics, offers her interpretation of the aphorism that man's only crime is to be born into this life. Without specific geographical or political reference, Nouri reveals suffering and weakness are the universal states of man, exploring their contemporary contexts and conditions.
Nouri uses portraiture both symbolically and figuratively; anguish and resignation are exemplified in the human face, offset by material destruction and desolation, while there is a clear allegory to religious iconography. The effect is to create dramatic works that are as much running commentaries on her surroundings as expressions of more personal turmoil.
British-Iraqi artist Tamara Nouri was born in Baghdad in 1965. She has a BA degree in Commercial Art from the American College in London, and a BA degree in Fine Art, Painting from Central Saint Martins London. Tamara now resides in Amman, Jordan, and exhibited successfully at the renowned Darat al Funun gallery.