DIRECTORY 2024
Razan AlSarraf | Painting, Drawing, Video
Razan AlSarraf is a visual artist, curator and educator based between Kuwait and Los Angeles. Through painting, drawing, video, and sound, she reflects on the interactions of people with land and landscape. She received a BFA in Fine Arts with honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York and an MFA in Art from the California Institute of the Arts. She has exhibited internationally, participating in shows in New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, France, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait.
Through painting, drawing, video, and sound art, Razan's work attempts to reflect upon the interactions of people with land and landscape, whether socially, politically, topographically, or culturally. She aims to challenge notions of patriarchy and systems of power that are evident within the current and historical political landscape, infrastructure, and the ongoing movements of colonization. Drawing source material from geology, the violence of mapmaking, the deserts of Kuwait, photography and social media, ritualistic practices, and the molecular sublime, she breaks down abstract, charged, and culturally significant images and moments into vast "landscapes" of their own.
Even the Rocks Sway Like Silk - Install View 1 (ح *2 الصخور ت *+نح كالحرير), Video, 4 minute on loop, 2022 - Razan AlSarraf
Even the Rocks Sway Like Silk - Install View 2 (ح *2 الصخور ت *+نح كالحرير), Video, 4 minute on loop, 2022 - Razan AlSarraf
gharb, ghurba, ghubar (غرب، غربه، غبار), Ink on canvas, 60 x 72 inches each, triptych, 2022 - Razan AlSarraf
In Stillness, Ink on canvas, 5x7 feet, 2019 - Razan AlSarraf
From the Greater Silence, Ink on canvas, 4x5 feet, 2019 - Razan AlSarraf.
Mother & Child, Ink on canvas, 30x40 inches, 2018 - Razan AlSarraf
Even the Rocks Sway Like Silk - Film Still 1 (ح *2 الصخور ت *+نح كالحرير), Video, 2022 - Razan AlSarraf
Even the Rocks Sway Like Silk - Film Still 2 (ح *2 الصخور ت *+نح كالحرير), Video, 2022 - Razan AlSarraf
Sheikh Series (10), Ink and charcoal on paper, 11x14 inches each, framed, series of 10, 2019 - Razan AlSarraf
Sheikh IX, Ink and charcoal on paper, 9x11 inches, 2019 - Razan AlSarraf
Salt of the Earth ft. geologic ghosts I (ملح الأرض مع أشباح جيولوجية), Black colored pencil on bamboo paper, 11.7 x 16.5 inches, 2022 - Razan AlSarraf
Sheikh VII, Ink and charcoal on paper, 9x11 inches, 2019 - Razan AlSarraf
Salt of the Earth ft. geologic ghosts II (ملح الأرض مع أشباح جيولوجية), Black colored pencil on bamboo paper, 11.7 x 16.5 inches, 2022 - Razan AlSarraf
