Childlike Painting

I am a Iranian-American visual artist based in Los Angeles under the brand Moti Makes, as in Moti Makes ART! My work, from drawings, paintings and murals abstracts my intense feelings, positive or "negative" - I put negative in quotation marks because I think all emotions are useful and worth experiencing and exploring. From the bittersweet relief after a breakup and being an overthinker to surrendering to uncertainty, and the joy of loving relationships, my pieces channel and transmute feelings into unique shapes, vibrant colors and intricate lines, I began this style of work in 2017 as I was adjusting to a new a career after college. My education in architecture had taught me how to translate 3D forms into 2D imagery and my exposure to Islamic art had shown me the art of abstracting the world of botany into its beautiful essence. Pouring all of this into my art, the work intensified during the solitude of the pandemic and has not slowed since through career development and romantic relationships. My art allows me to process my emotions in a visual and tangible way, making the act of creation and its subject matter a cathartic release.