Iran Darroudi

Iran Darroudi

Nacimiento : 1936-09-02, Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran

Muerte : 2021-10-29

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Iran Darroudi (September 1936 – 29 October 2021) was an Iranian contemporary artist. Her art consists of surreal paintings dealing with Iranian themed imagery and strong lighting. She lived between Tehran and Paris for many years. Born in Mashhad, Iran. Her family moved to Hamburg, Germany, for her father's business, in 1937, and by the early 1940s they were forced to leave because of the beginnings of World War II. By 1945 her family returned to Iran. Darroudi studied at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the history of art at the École du Louvre, both in Paris, France, stained glass at the Royal Academy of Brussels, in Brussels, Belgium, and television direction and production at the RCA Institute in New York City. She held more than 60 individual, and took part in about 250 group exhibitions all over the world. Defined as Surrealist artist, she was able to combine the delicacy and romantic spirit of Persian paintings with the elements of Surrealism.

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Iran Darroudi

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Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments
Self
A look at the life and art of Ms. Iran Darroudi, one of the most important contemporary Iranian painters, who has divided her time between Tehran and Paris for the past fifty years. The film describes the various influences in her life and how she came to cultivate a style that merges the western surrealism with eastern mysticism
Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
self
A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of poetry, and his life. Filmed over a two year period from 1996 to 1998.