The Fire We Become — Iranian Freedom Art Print
The Fire We Become — Iranian Freedom Art Print. A powerful Iranian freedom art print honoring Woman Life Freedom — women circling a central flame beneath the Simorgh.
What burned away also made room.
The Fire We Become is a painting about Iran, breaking free of tyranny, and the courage to imagine a new dawn.
Women move around a central flame, their flowing fabrics echoing the green, white, and red of the Iranian flag. Fire becomes an act of release: burning away the old order to make room for freedom, dignity, and a future shaped by the people who will live it.
Above them, thirty birds come together in the form of the Simorgh. Drawing on Persian literary symbolism, they carry the painting’s central message: only together can we reach the highest peaks. Their strength takes shape through unity, each bird becoming part of something none could achieve alone.
The lion and sun, Persian calligraphy, a flowering tree, and the passage from darkness into brilliant blue weave heritage and hope through the composition. This is a vision of renewal rooted in love for Iran and belief in its people.
Rendered in vivid emerald, crimson, cobalt, and gold tones, this print brings a story of resistance, solidarity, and possibility into the home.
Artwork details
- Art print reproduced from an original painting by Caroline Likoudis
- Original medium: acrylic and ink on paper
- Original artwork dimensions: 36 × 24 inches
- Landscape orientation
- Themes: Iranian freedom, resistance to tyranny, collective strength, and a new dawn