Farzin’s Art

Farzin’s abstract paintings were inspired in part by the Sufi lyric poetry and miniature-painting style of his Persian ancestors. For Hafez, greatest of those poets, the wine cup mirrors that sphere of insight in which the essence of universal being is felt with intensity such as known words and usual shapes can in a way approximate and explore but never define nor catch.

Farzin’s art represents his humble effort to mirror this essence in colors whose otherwise unplanned flow responds to the emotions roused by contemplation of the quiet beauty of his beloved Virginia hills and the often trekked treasured and dramatic mountains of Tehran; stunningly beautifully ladened with snow during the winter, the towering sharply edged mountains offered quietude, lush landscape, solace and escape.

Farzin painted for over ten years with a vibrancy and urgency to quiet the mind; all in desperation to escape the debilitating depression, which plagued him virtually his entire life. For hours, he read Hafez, Rumi, and Sa’adi. His paintings reflect the spirituality he sought from the poets, a love of color, and a growing desperation for achieving a new realm of consciousness.

Iran Photo Book

Farzin and Gigi Return to Iran, October 2013

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