Samineh Amel Sayyah
Conceptual Artist
Samineh Amel Sayyah, born in 1983 in Tehran, is a multidisciplinary artist with a background in graphics, painting, fashion design, photography, and digital art. She studied graphics at the conservatory and painting at university, where she developed a deep commitment to her artistic practice. Following her academic journey, Sayyah dedicated time to teaching before transitioning into clothing design and sewing, eventually expanding into design photography and digital art. Over the years, her work has been exhibited internationally, including in galleries and institutions across Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy, the UAE, and the United States. Currently, she is focused on pioneering a new artistic movement that synthesizes her diverse experiences and skills. Her work reflects a deep engagement with visual storytelling, blending traditional and contemporary techniques to push the boundaries of artistic expression.
"Unwritten Worlds" are realms that exist beyond the tangible, revealed only through the act of creation, where fluid forms and shifting identities merge into new dimensions of existence.
Samineh Amel Sayyah’s latest solo exhibition is an invitation to step into a world where perception is fluid, and reality is constantly shifting. Her paintings refuse to be bound by traditional perspective, instead offering a multidimensional experience that hovers between figuration and abstraction. Faces emerge and dissolve, forms intertwine, and negative space takes on an active, dynamic role, sometimes becoming an extension of the figures themselves, at other times morphing into new subjects entirely.
What sets Sayyah’s work apart is her treatment of portraiture—not as a means of capturing identity in a static form, but as a conduit to something far more ethereal. Each face, rather than being a singular representation, exists as part of a continuum, interconnected with other forms and spaces. The rhythmic repetition of features creates a mesmerizing effect as if the viewer is witnessing multiple dimensions of a single being simultaneously.
Her rejection of Renaissance-style perspective is not a rejection of depth but rather a reimagining of it. The spatial structures in her work exist in a state of flux, where abstracted forms and hyper-detailed realism coexist seamlessly. The effect is almost musical, like visual polyphony, where different elements resonate at different frequencies but remain part of the same overarching composition.
Conceptually, Sayyah’s work challenges the conventional understanding of genius, arguing that brilliance is not an anomaly but a natural extension of human difference. Her paintings embody this philosophy, celebrating individuality while acknowledging the interconnected fabric of existence. They suggest that self-knowledge is not found in isolation but in the acceptance of both our differences and shared humanity.
Ultimately, Sayyah’s exhibition is not just a display of technical mastery—it is an exploration of the very nature of perception, existence, and artistic creation. It demands that we look beyond the surface, beyond traditional structures, and embrace a world in constant motion, where art becomes the bridge between the known and the unknown.
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic on canvas
