Oil on Canvas Size: 97 x 97 cm Framed: 100 x 100 cm From behind fractured glass, she appears luminous and steady, her gaze clear yet tender. The cracks around her do not diminish her presence; they open pathways for light, turning fragmentation into quiet strength. Shadows soften into muted blues and greys, while warm tones of sienna and rose emerge through the surface, reminding us that hope does not arrive untouched — it gathers itself in fragments and still shines whole. This work speaks of endurance not as survival alone, but as the possibility of light returning, even through rupture. She meets the viewer not with certainty, but with something gentler, something that lingers: the promise of hope.
Oil on Canvas Size: 77 x 61 cm Framed: 80 x 64 cm She stands behind the glass, fortified rather than broken. The fractures form not barriers, but shields — boundaries carved by pressure into quiet strength. Each line is a mark of endurance; each shard, a silent protector. Her gaze, keen and unwavering, recalls the ancient eagle eye. For centuries, broken glass and watchful eyes have been kept as protectors, absorbing what could not be spoken. Here, that belief is renewed. This is not the moment of collapse. It is the moment after — when strength steps forward, silent, alert, and deeply human.
Oil on Canvas Size: 77 x 61 cm Framed: 80 x 64 cm Her face emerges through the lattice of cracks, calm yet radiant. The fractures do not conceal her; they scatter light around her like prisms. She is not diminished by what has broken, but illuminated by it. Hints of gold and turquoise drift behind her, suggesting that fragility itself can shimmer with strength. This painting does not ask for notice. It insists, instead, that through every fracture, light can still find its way — and that to shine is not to be untouched, but to be unbroken.
Oil on Canvas Size: 77 x 61 cm Framed: 80 x 64 cm In her eyes, there is worry — but beneath it, a strength that does not yield. Suspended behind fractured glass, she hovers between what has broken and what still endures. You see the storm, but not collapse. You see the fracture, but not defeat. Her stillness is a mirror, her presence a reminder: that when all else has fallen away, what remains is you. The cracks glow faintly, holding the weight of what has been endured, yet leaving the viewer with only what survives — steady, luminous, unshaken.
Oil on Canvas Size: 61 x 77cm Framed: 64 x 80 cm She does not arrive all at once. She rises softly, almost imperceptibly, through fractured glass that both shields and reveals. This is not the portrait of breaking, but of becoming. Cool greys and muted greens form a haze of reflection, while threads of violet and silver slip through the cracks like whispers of light. Her presence is quiet, yet undeniable. Emergence, the painting tells us, is not an eruption. It is a steady returning — the kind that cannot be stopped.
Oil on Canvas Size: 57 x 73cm Framed: 60 x 76cm She meets us from behind the fractured glass, unshaken and still. Her gaze carries the quiet strength of one who has endured — not without scars, but without surrender. The cracks do not wound her; they guide the light, drawing out what remains unbreakable. Soft rose and flesh tones speak of tenderness, while deep shadows remind us of the pressure she has known. Here, resilience is not loud. It is steady. It is the beauty of surviving, and the grace of standing whole when the glass would suggest otherwise.
Oil on Canvas Size: 51 x 51cm Sanaz Valizadeh: "In this painting I wanted to show Anahita's vulnerability where she finds comfort behind her silence Sign. "I want to be here away from burning bites of fire ants" she replies when I ask about her plans for future"."
Oil on Canvas size: 76 x 51cm framed: 79 x 54cm
Oil on Canvas size: 122 x 76cm framed: 125 x 79cm
Oil on Canvas size: 61 x 91cm framed: 64 x 94cm
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Sanaz Valizadeh is a Persian descent born in Paris self-taught artist who from a very early age loved sketching. Her natural talent and passion for art have grown strongly along the years and may be appreciated in her realistic portraits and much expressive oil paintings.
When asked to describe art, ‘the healing power to overcome life challenges,’ she answered. Inspired by life experiences, Sanaz imprints her strong and delicate self on a canvas using nothing more than a brush and some oil dye. The result is an incredible ability to connect artist and audience through the fascinating world of art.
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