Firouz FarmanFarmaian
born 1973 in Tehran, Iran - is a versatile contemporary multidisciplinary artist, author, film director, and composer. He holds French-Swedish citizenship and lives and works in the south of France, Marbella (Spain), and Essaouira (Morocco).
The ever-evolving body of work by Firouz Farman Farmaian—focused on themes such as nature, architecture, and the interplay between realism and abstraction—presents profound, exploratory segments united by shared motifs of movement and texture. The raw, visceral emotion of his pieces is tempered by material qualities often created and sourced through the collaborative craftsmanship of tribal communities. Each work is the result of careful consideration regarding techniques and tools, achieving a unique aesthetic and emotional intent. These elements are, in turn, skillfully combined to create a distinctive visual rhythm across a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, film, music, and digital art.
History and memory inform the work of Persian-born artist Firouz Farman Farmaian, whose lifetime of living in exile in Paris, France profoundly influenced both his creative practice and individual character. "It is circumstance that ultimately shapes lives," says the artist, whose work seeks to actively engage in a dialogue with the past. As such, his compositions possess a vivacious and spontaneous energy, as well as a deeply symbolic quality, which speaks to a multiplicity of currents in politics, art and philosophy.
Rooted in Persian lore, and focused on themes of nature, architectonics and the interplay between realism and abstraction, Farman Farmaian's diverse body of work is united by common motifs of movement and texture. The raw and visceral emotion of his pieces is tempered by their material properties, which are strongly rooted in a resolute emphasis on craftsmanship. Each work is the result of careful contemplation of the techniques and tools that will achieve a singular aesthetic and emotional intention.
In fact, no one understands the ‘nomadic displacement of sorts’ and the idea of ‘trace’ better than Farmaian. Charlene Rodrigues – Middle East Eye
“Farmanfarmaian’s multimedia works revolve around the ideas of movement and memory as they apply to the life and consciousness of a self-identified nomad.” The Huffington Post
