Mahmoud Farshchian ( fa, محمود فرشچیان, translit=Mahmud Faršciyân; born 24 January 1930) is an Iranian painter and educator. He was a master of
Persian miniature
A Persian miniature ( Persian: نگارگری ایرانی ''negârgari Irâni'') is a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a '' muraqqa''. T ...
painting.
His paintings have been hosted by several museums and exhibitions worldwide.
Early life and education
Mahmoud Farshchian was born on January 24, 1930 in the city of
Isfahan,
Pahlavi Iran. His father, a rug merchant. Young Mahmoud showed an interest in arts quite early in life and studied under the tutelage of Haji Mirza-Agha Emami and Isa Bahadori for several years.
After receiving his diploma from Isfahan's High School for the Fine Arts, Farshchian left for Europe, where he studied the works of the great western masters of painting. He has a doctorate (grade 1 in arts) in Iranian painting and Islamic arts from the High Council of Culture and Art.
Career
Upon his return to Iran, he began to work at the National Institute of Fine Arts (which later became the Ministry of Art and Culture) and, in time, was appointed director of the Department of National Arts and professor at the university of Tehran's School of Fine Arts.
In the 1950s, he taught at
Jalil Ziapour's School of Decorative Arts for Boys () in Tehran.
One of his students was painter
Faramarz Pilaram.
Farshchian has been exhibited in 57 individual shows and 86 group shows in Iran, Europe, America and Asian countries. His works are represented in several museums and major collections worldwide. He has been awarded more than ten prizes by various art institutes and cultural centers.
"The Museum of Master Mahmoud Farshchian", is a museum devoted to the works of the master, which has been set up by the Cultural Heritage Foundation in the
Sa'dabad Cultural Complex in
Tehran
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, inaugurated in 2001.
The design of the Zarih (the box-like latticed enclosure which is placed on top of the tomb), roof, door and cellar in the
shrine of the 8th shiite Imam, Ali ibn Mus'ar-Reza in
Mashhad and his membership in the committee supervising the construction of the shrine, is another artistic work of the master.
Farshchian resides in
New Jersey
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. His son
Alimorad Farshchian is a doctor.
Style and aesthetic
![Farshchyanmuseum01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Farshchyanmuseum01.jpg)
* Master Farshchian Museum
Saadabad Palace
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،
Tehran
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Farshchian is the founder of his own school in Iranian Painting, which adheres to classical form while making use of new techniques to broaden the scope of Iranian painting. He has brought new life to this art form and has freed it from the symbiotic relationship it has historically had with poetry and literature, to give it an independence it had not previously enjoyed. His powerful and innovative paintings are dynamic, expansive and vibrant canvases with an appealing fusion of the traditional and the modern, which are constituents of his unique style of painting.
Master Farshchian has played a decisive role in introducing Iranian art to the international art scene. He has been invited to speak and exhibit at numerous universities and art institutes. There have been six books and countless articles published about Farshchian's works. In 2007 British-Omani designer
Amr Ali used Farschian's painting ''The Fifth Day of Creation'' as the main influence for his collection presented at
London Fashion Week
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.
Books
* Painting and drawing (1976)
* Master Farshchian's paintings in
Shahnameh
The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50 ...
of
Ferdowsi (1991)
* Painting of the great heroes of
Shahnameh
The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50 ...
(1991)
* Mahmoud Farshchian Volume II Selected By
UNESCO
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(1991)
* Master Farshchian's paintings in
Divan
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Etymology
The word, recorded in English since 1586, meanin ...
of
Hafez
Khwāje Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī ( fa, خواجه شمسالدین محمّد حافظ شیرازی), known by his pen name Hafez (, ''Ḥāfeẓ'', 'the memorizer; the (safe) keeper'; 1325–1390) and as "Hafiz", ...
(2002)
* Master Farshchian's paintings in Rubaiyat of
Omar Khayyam
Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam ( fa, عمر خیّام), was a polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, an ...
(2004)
* Mahmoud Farshchian Volume III Selected By UNESCO (2004)
Awards
*2011 - DeviantART, Daily Deviation for Apr 6.
*2010 - DeviantART, Daily Deviation for Jun 26.
*2010 - DeviantART, Daily Deviation for Mar 27.
*2009 - DeviantART, Daily Deviation for Dec 13.
*2001 - GODIVA Chocolates 75th Anniversary, USA
*2001 - Who's Who in the 21st Century, Cambridge, England
*2000 - Outstanding intellectuals of the 21st Century, Cambridge, England
*1995 - Gold Medal, Highest Honor
*1987 - Golden Palm of Europe
*1985 - Oscar D'Italia, gold statuette.
*1984 - Vessillo Europa Delle Arte, gold statuette. Italy
*1983 - Diploma Accadenu'co D'Europa, L’Accademia D'Europa. Italy
*1983 - Diploma Maestro Di Pittura, II Seminario d'Arte Moderna. Italy
*1982 - Diploma Di Merito, Universita Delle Arti. Italy
*1980 - Academia Italia delle Arti e del Lavoro, gold medal.
*1973 - Ministry of Culture and Art, 1st prize in art. Iran
*1958 - International Art Festival, gold medal. Belgium
*1952 - Military Art, gold medal. Iran
References
External links
Farshchian WorldMahmoud Farshchian ArtFarshchian's Art BooksFarshchian on DeviantART
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Artists from Isfahan
University of Tehran faculty
1930 births
Living people
Iranian still life painters
Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art
Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Visual Arts