Penelope’s Melancholy Collection – 2014

Penelope’s Melancholy (2014) draws on classical mythology as a point of reflection, reinterpreting the figure of Penelope as a symbol of patience, longing, and emotional endurance. Created during an early stage of my practice, the series explores how myth can hold personal and psychological meaning.
Through oil and mixed-media works, these paintings investigate themes of resilience and waiting, while also introducing an early interest in layered surfaces and textile-like visual structures that later evolved in my practice.

As-is by Elham Bayati, mixed media contemporary art exploring layered female identity and cultural nostalgia.

As-is... - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Deep Ochre collage painting by Elham Bayati, mapping memory and personal history through earthy, textured ochre tones.

Deep Ochre - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Happiness abstract painting by Elham Bayati, contrasting cultural traditions and modernity with layered collage textures.

Happiness... - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Her hands collage art by Elham Bayati, capturing female resilience and vulnerability through abstract textile-inspired motifs.

Her hands - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Insight abstract collage by Elham Bayati, weaving dream-like layers of personal history and fragmented visual imagery.

Insight - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

On the way mixed media art by Elham Bayati, representing transit, cultural belonging, and emotional landscapes.

On the way - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Red Sewing by Elham Bayati, incorporating maternal dressmaking motifs and deep crimson tones to narrate women's stories.

Red Sewing - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Red wings by Elham Bayati, fine art collage exploring themes of freedom, displacement, and bold abstract wing shapes.

Red wings - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Two thirds by Elham Bayati, a balanced abstract acrylic painting channeling the shared tensions of light and shadow.

Two thirds - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Your body seeds by Elham Bayati, organic collage art fusing ancestral floral motifs with contemporary female identity.

Your body seeds - Collage and Acrylic ( 40 x 40 Cm - 15.75 x 15.75 Inches )

Far-away large abstract oil painting by Elham Bayati, a dream-like landscape balancing joy, memory, and melancholy.

Far-away... - Oil Colour ( 180 x 180 Cm - 71 x 71 Inches )

Confabulation large mixed media painting by Elham Bayati, layering complex patterns to build a dialogue on shared memory.

Confabulation - Collage and Acrylic ( 160 x 130 Cm - 63 x 51 Inches )

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