Hossein Zenderoudi Explained

Charles Hossein Zenderoudi (fa|(شارل) حسین زنده‌رودی; born March 11, 1937) is an Iranian painter, calligrapher and sculptor, known as a pioneer of Iranian modern art and as one of the earliest artists to incorporate Persian calligraphy elements into his artwork. He is a pioneer of the Saqqakhaneh School of Art, a genre of neo-traditional modern art founded in Iran that is rooted in the history of Persian coffee-house paintings and Persian Shia visual elements.^{[2] [3] [4]} He lives in Paris and New York.

Biography

Hossein Zenderoudi was born in Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 1937.^[5]

Zenderoudi attended the Tehran College of Decorative Arts in the 1950s to study painting and calligraphy under the mentorship of Parviz Tanavoli and Marcos Grigorian. He was active in the arts community in Iran, through his membership of art groups between 1958 and 1960, alongside Parviz Tanavoli, he became one of the key figures of the Saqqakhaneh School of Art, which explored the use of Persian Shia popular visual elements and calligraphy in art.^[6] He influenced generations of artists internationally.

After winning an award at the 2nd annual Tehran Painting Biennial in 1960, he moved in 1961 to Paris, France and later became a French national.

Zenderoudi’s granddaughter is the French singer-songwriter, Barbara Pravi, who represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, finishing 2nd place.^[7]

Work

Collections

Hossein Zenderoudi's artwork held in permanent museum collections:

• K+L+32+H+4. Mon père et moi (My Father and I) (1962), mixed-media on board, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, New York^{[8] [9]}
• Miuz Skfe (1971), oil on canvas, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. France^[10]
• The Hand (1960-1961), mixed-media collage, Grey Art Gallery at New York University (NYU), New York City, New York^[11]
• Who is this Hossein the world is crazy about? (1958), linocut print on linen, British Museum, London, United Kingdom, acquired by the museum in 2011^[12]

Awards

• 1958 - Prize at the Paris Biennial^[13]
• 1964 – Cagnes-sur-Mer prize^[14]
• 1959 – Award of the Iran-America Society, Tehran
• 1961 – Laureate of the Paris Biennial, France
• 1962 – Laureate of the Venice Biennale, Italy

See also

• Iranian modern and contemporary art

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: Collections: Charles Hossein Zenderoudi . 2018-02-21 . . fr .
2. Book: Khosravi, Shahram. Young and Defiant in Tehran. University of Pennsylvania Press. Sep 28, 2011. 978-0812206814. 50.
3. Web site: SAQQĀ-ḴĀNA SCHOOL OF ART – Encyclopaedia Iranica. Iranicaonline.org. en. 2018-02-21.
4. Web site: Artists of the Saqqakhana Movement (1950s–60s) Essay Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rooney. Authors: Maryam Ekhtiar, Julia. The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. en. 2018-02-21.
5. Book: Milani, Abbas . Eminent Persians: The Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979, Volumes One and Two . 2008-12-19 . Syracuse University Press . 978-0-8156-0907-0 . 1042 . en.
6. Ali, W., Modern Islamic Art: Development and Continuity, University of Florida Press, 1997, p. 156
7. News: Erdbrink. Thomas. 2021-05-23. Eurovision, Celebrating the Sounds of a Postpandemic Continent. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-05-31. 0362-4331.
8. Web site: Charles Hossein Zenderoudi MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. en. 2018-02-21.
9. Web site: Collection: Charles Hossein Zenderoudi. K+L+32+H+4. Mon père et moi (My Father and I). 1962. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). en. 2018-02-21.
10. News: Miuz skfe Centre Pompidou. 2018-02-21. en.
11. News: The Hand, 1960-61 - Grey Gallery. Grey Gallery. 2018-02-21. en-US.
12. Web site: Events - Special event - 'Who is this Hossein the world is crazy about?' The work of Charles-Hossein Zenderoudi. British Museum. en-GB. 2018-02-21.
13. Ali, W., Modern Islamic Art: Development and Continuity, University of Florida Press, 1997, p. `165
14. Web site: Biography: Iranian Artist Charles Hossein Zenderoudi. 2011-02-28. Payvand Iran News. Tavoos Art Magazine. 2018-02-21. 2021-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522131115/http://www.payvand.com/news/11/feb/1272.html. dead.