An exhibition of the works of Mr. Oman Niazi, a talented painter of Afghanistan, hold in Cell gallery Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 20, 2023. In this exhibition, Mr. Niazi has exhibited his 70 works made by hand from wheat straw.
This artwork is entirely made with wheat straw without the use of paint. Each piece is made from carefully selected stalks that are cut into strips and cleaned by hand.
The strips are then glued on the surface and cut to shape the design. The shading is done with the use of heat. This is a laborious and intricate process done meticulously as a labour of love, a meditation on the cyclical transformation of one life into another, an homage to the inherent beauty in plant life. Hailing from Afghanistan and inspired by the miniature tradition. He has been creating art with recycled wheat straw for over twenty-five years.
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