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Welcome to The Amiri Fine Arts Studio, a branch of www.amirifinearts.com.
Fahimeh Amiri, an internationally recognized artist known for her distinctive line of posters and children’s books such as “Babri”, “The Monkey Bridge,” and “The Prince Who Ran Away”, has developed a very unique type of lesson working with Utah’s kids.
Amiri recently immigrated to Salt Lake City from Boston and has been offering a distinctive form of art class. Her approach involves harnessing the narrative imagination of her students through the creation and development of their own picture books.
“Each child creates their own story. This form of pictorial language is appealing to kids and as each book is colorfully illustrated, page by page a unique narration unfolds,” Amiri comments.
The cultivation of a strong visual vocabulary, Amiri asserts, can best be performed through the communication of a story that expresses itself solely through imaginative paintings.The net result is that childlike expressions created by the students are aesthetically creative and contextually delightful. They are refreshing and alive - profound and silly- meaningful yet light.
Amiri’s main interest is to awaken a child’s expressive power. Once this is achieved she believes their artistic interest and talent will evolve naturally. This creative and thought provoking process not only stimulates the child’s imagination but is also a significant achievement in that it encourages the child to further creative activities. “The transformation I see in my children is substantial” Amiri notes, “within the development of the first few pages of their story, they become drawn in, and both their artistic talent and imagination soars.”Amiri’s students range from age six to twelve and each finished book bears testimony to each child’s joy and hard work. These books will be on display in the Children’s Gallery at the Salt Lake Main Library in August.