Biography
Early Years:
Born into an artistic
family, Mahmoud Farshchian became keen on painting very
early on. His father managed a leading carpet business
in Esfahan and always encouraged Mahmoud's interest.
Early in his life, he became a student of such prominent
masters of the time as Haj
Aqa Mirza
Aqa Emami and Issa Bahadori. He went on to the Academy
of Fine Art in Esfahan,
and upon graduation,
traveled
to Europe to study European art forms. Upon his return,
he started work in the General
Office
of
Fine Arts, which later became the Ministry of Culture
and Art.
Student to Master
 Farshchian was appointed
the position of administrator of the National Arts
and joined the Faculty of Fine Arts
of Tehran University as an art professor. Here he continued
creating unique masterpieces which would go on to be
displayed around the world. The
first-degree medal of art and culture given to
Farshchian was by President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
on July 3, 1995.
Perhaps the greatest
achievement for Master Farshchian is the distinctive
style and school
of
art he has created on his own. His paintings exhibit
a raw sense of flow, creativity, ancient Persian motives,
with powerful colors and images. His themes are often
cultivated from classic Persian poetry, Persian literature,
religious notions, as well
as his own deep imagination.
Farshchian currently
resides in the United States. His work has been displayed
and
welcomed by such prestigious
institutions as the Bibliotheque Nationale, British Library,
Freer Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum, and Harvard
University.
" Opening an
art book of Mahmoud Farshchian is like leaping into
the heart of a magical realm. A happy blend of the
real and imaginary at once sets the
tone for everything, thanks to an alchemy whose secret formula he seems to
be one of the few to possess. People, nature, animals and objects are present;
we
recognize them for what they are, but at the same time we begin to see them
differently. We do not see them in a dream, but touch them with a different
way of looking.
This is what makes Mahmoud Farshchian unique and exceptional. That is how
it is. This is another stroke of the master's skill."
Federico
Mayor
Director General of UNESCO
Image Gallery:
Awards:
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 Permanent
Collections:
Emperor Akihito of Japan
Queen Elizabeth of England
Queen Juliana of Netherlands
Prince Agha Khan
Lyndon Johnson, former President of USA
General Ernesto Geisel, former- President of Brazil
Giuseppe Saragat, former President of Italy
Lal Bahadur Shastri, former Prime Minister of India
Senator William Fullbright
Professor Arthur A. Pope
Professor Hossin Sadeghi, Switzerland
Ghassan Shaker
National Art Museum, Iran
Museum of Modern Art, Iran
Art Museum of Istanbul, Turkey
The Lahore Museum, Pakistan
Madison Corporation of Washington, D.C.
Bob Guccione, New York
Bohrer Collection, New Jersey
Panes Collection, New Jersey
The List of Publications:
Paintings and Drawings by Mahmoud Farshchian, Volume
1, 1976
Mahmoud Farshchian, Volume 2, 1991
The Great Heroes in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, 1991
Mahmoud Farshchian (Volume 2 Second Edition), 1991
Paintings and Drawings by Mahmoud Farshchian (Volume
1 Second Edition), 1991
Stories from Heroes Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, 1993
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