Farazmand Ghobadi was born in 1965 Ghaemshahr, Iran In his early teens,
Farazmand had some strange feelings when he went to stroll in the suburban forests. He sought some ways to express his feelings and in the search he resorted to painting, the only way he knew. He had no teachers and knew no particular style or technique. However, he began and accumulated enough experience to hold his first exhibition called “Nature” in 1991 in Sari Caligraphers’ Society. At that time he was a pure realist. Later on he adopted impreesionism and produced a number of works after this style. Since 1993 Farazmand has experienced a shift in both content and style because he believes “painting must be indicative of painter’s moods and thoughts.” Farazmand probed expressionism as well. Among his expreesionist works one can sight (magpie) inspired by Sohrab Sepehri’s poem and Adam and Eve. The next stage in Farazmand’s career is devoted to surealism. Here, a set of gloomy but live pictures portraying broken bones and skulls are presented under “ The Anatomy of Ruining” which manifests the social conditions in which the artist lived. Farazmand exhibited his paintings in prominent Iranian galleries including:
Tehran 1993 Seyhun Gallery
Tehran 1994 Keyhan Gallery
Tehran 1995 Sadr Gallery
Tehran 1995 Iranian Contemporary Art Museum (Iranian contemporary painting biannual)
Dusseldorf 1996 Burgerhaus
Farazmand’s new works are themed on woman. In these works he is trying more to create a fascinating atmosphere than following a specific style. Woman along with flowers and fruits could be a symbol of paradise and its beauties, she is planced besid Zaghche which is a sign of oblivion and seclusion. This combination in content and style designates the artist’s quest for reconciliation and modernism. In these pictures, miniature woman is combined in Iranian traditional art together with modernist colouring which create wonderful scenes to visit.