Tishk Barzanji, the physicist who transformed his anxiety into art

April 17, 2019 at 07:26 a.m.


Tishk Barzanji, the physicist who transformed his anxiety into art


Imagine living in various surreal worlds where modern architecture is the element that shapes complex and beautiful spaces and structures.

This is the work of the Kurdish artist Tishk Barzanji. A physicist who came to the world of digital art and illustration through anxiety.

Born in Kurdistan, he grew up in London and studied Physics at the University of Loughborough. However, he began to draw after experiencing anxiety and migraine.

"I decided to take a step back and re-evaluate my ambitions and passions. So I went back to basics and explored my passion for art by documenting "

"It started being purely therapeutic, but noticing more beauty in the world.  It aroused my interest and curiosity in the search for a creative career. "

Art as a therapeutic path

 

Barzanji has worked for Jelly London, Wallpaper and American Express.

He also created the poster for the season of the Film4 summer screen at Somerset House.

His inspiration for creating the surreal worlds are nature and the physical world.

First, draw, make the skeleton. Then build the background colors with watercolor. Later, he scans and edits them digitally.

With this, he creates surreal and cinematographic illustrations of fictitious landscapes and interiors.

The colors of their surreal worlds are pastel, but the subtext is darker than what aesthetics convey.

While pastel colors are the protagonists, so are green and red.

The foreground in most of his works is dominated by walls, stairs Escher style and impossible architecture.

The artist and physicist bases his work in certain moments and periods of his life.

"A couple of years ago, my anxiety was very strong, I could not leave my house and I could not connect with people.

 I saw my life move in front of my eyes "

“A lot of my work is related to that. I wanted to show the human side of isolation and anxiety "

Digital artist of dream spaces

 

Since he has overcome this, he has developed an interest in spatial design and how people interact with the space that surrounds them.

In addition, concludes that the shapes of structures influence how people move.

Thanks to this, create surreal worlds where there are no limits for space and color. Everything collides with free will.

Ricardo Bofill is a great influence in your work because of the way you use the space. In addition, the references he makes to ancient history.

It is even influenced by the De Stijl movement, particularly Mondrian, and the colors of Ken Price.

Although Kurdish, the brutalism of London architecture is also one of its major influences.

Utopia is a key word in his art. The surreal worlds that it composes are also organic spaces.

All have to do with the connection of time and physical, digital and virtual space.

To make matters worse, Tishk Barzanji is ahead and is convinced, that their surreal worlds can also, with technology, become reality.