Shirin Rastin
Shirin Rastin is an Iranian-born visual, performance, and Video artist based in Orange County, California. She completed her MFA degree at Washington University in St.louis, Missouri, in 2016.
She has shown her work and done public performance in St Louis, Missouri, Texas, California, and Iran.
She describes her work as a mirror that reflects on Middle East history and its effects on people's lives and behavior. Her recent works are mostly figurative paintings using mixed media on Vinyl; in this series, Shirin is revisiting her roots in design, depicting a series of specif moments in her childhood with a little use of the sense of humor. This series is part of her ongoing graphic novel project that she has been working on since 2019.
Shirin Rastin is an Iranian-born visual, performance, and Video artist based in Orange County, California. She completed her MFA degree at Washington University in St.louis, Missouri, in 2016.
She has shown her work and done public performance in St Louis, Missouri, Texas, California, and Iran.
She describes her work as a mirror that reflects on Middle East history and its effects on people's lives and behavior. Her recent works are mostly figurative paintings using mixed media on Vinyl; in this series, Shirin is revisiting her roots in design, depicting a series of specif moments in her childhood with a little use of the sense of humor. This series is part of her ongoing graphic novel project that she has been working on since 2019.
