Rozita Nosrati: Simple/Present

at Doost Gallery

The exhibition Simple/Present brings together Rozita Nosrati’s latest body of work—a collection that unfolds around the subtle encounter between inner perception and the visible world. The title reflects the artist’s central concern: the fragile and complex dialogue between the inner self and external reality, a dialogue that takes form on the canvas.

Nosrati’s works reveal a contemplative space in which observation and introspection are inseparable. Her practice is grounded in a sensitivity to both the immediacy of lived experience and the quiet resonance of memory. In this series, painting becomes not merely an act of depiction, but a necessity—a way of giving form to the encounter between what is seen and what is felt.
Executed with pencil, acrylic, and watercolor on paper and canvas, the works are marked by their clarity and restraint. Light, fluid gestures coexist with dense surfaces, while minimal compositions open onto spaces of silence and pause. Everyday subjects—landscapes, interiors, fleeting figures—emerge as sites where perception and presence overlap, carrying traces of both intimacy and distance.
The exhibition reads as a story of migration: the shifting movement between inner and outer realms, where connection is sought but often unsettled, difficult, or incomplete. This tension, far from closing the works, lends them an openness that invites the viewer into dialogue.

Color plays a subtle yet decisive role—gentle tones of gray, white, and earth are interrupted by brighter hues, producing moments of quiet intensity. This interplay mirrors the rhythm of the works themselves: a balance between clarity and obscurity, simplicity and complexity, silence and utterance.
Doost Gallery is honored to present Simple/Present, a collection that deepens Nosrati’s ongoing exploration of perception, presence, and the human condition. These works extend an invitation to witness painting as both an intimate self-reflection and a shared ground of encounter.