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About Rz1

I was born on the January 24, 1996 in Tehran, Iran. I lost my father in my childhood, and my mother had to work full-time. I grew up with my blind and hard-of-hearing grandmother. From an early age, I was a dreamer, always in search of a sweet dream.

I was a different and introverted girl, almost no one understood me, and they always told me I should live the way they wanted, not the way I wanted. This pressure and these limitations made me retreat even more into my inner world.

I’ve always been interested in nature, the essence, and the reasons behind the world, so I decided to study mathematics. However, in 2018, after graduating and failing in the path I thought I was interested in, I decided to do something I was truly good at: painting. For this, I sold my father’s heirloom earrings, bought some paint and brushes, and began to express my emotions through art.

When I first decided to do what I love, I felt like a plant dancing and growing towards the light. This feeling was reflected in this painting.

from Green to Green (2019)

When I first felt fear and thought that what I was looking for was so far and unattainable, I created this piece. Doubt had completely taken over me, but a small passion still flowed through me.

Silent Passion (2021)

When, despite my doubts, I kept walking in the darkness, searching for myself, I painted this. I was terrified with all my being, but I kept going.

Perhaps the Last Step (2022)

When I was burning little by little like a candle, still hopeful that maybe I would be reborn from this pain, this piece came to life. But the thing I was waiting for never happened. The only thing that occurred was that I became a better painter.

Pleasure in Suffering (2022)

I didn’t learn to paint; I realized I had always had it within me. Now, painting is a journey for me—a journey to another world, one without much pain or suffering, a world where people don’t play roles, a greener world. So, I will keep creating until the day I die.