Faramarz Pilaram
Faramarz Pilaram (1937–1983, or 1982) was an Iranian painter and educator. He is known for his abstract, and calligraphy-based modern paintings. Pilaram was a pioneer within the Saqqakhaneh school, a neo-traditionalist art movement.
Also recorded as Farmarez Pilaram · Farāmarz Pilārām
Faramarz Pilaram
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- Name
- Faramarz Pilaram
- Born
- April 10, 1937
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Pahlavi Iran
- Died
- September 1983 (or 1982)
- Education
- School of Decorative Arts for Boys, University of Tehran
- Occupation
- Artists, professor
- Known for
- Painting
- Spouse
- Homa Darrati (married 1974–?)
- Nationality
- Iran
- Movements
- modernism
- Teachers
- Shokouh Riazi
- Languages
- Persian
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Faramarz Pilaram (1937–1983, or 1982) was an Iranian painter and educator. He is known for his abstract, and calligraphy-based modern paintings. Pilaram was a pioneer within the Saqqakhaneh school, a neo-traditionalist art movement.
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Faramarz Pilaram (1937–1983) was an Iranian calligrapher, draftsperson and painter, among other activities. Born in Tehran, the calligrapher died in Mahmudabad County.
Faramarz Pilaram worked for Iran University of Science and Technology. The calligrapher was associated with modernism.
Languages used include Persian. Works by Faramarz Pilaram are held at Grey Art Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art.
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Biography
Biography
There were three major periods in his artistic career: figurative, decorative and calligraphic.
Training under Shokouh Riazi is recorded. The recorded working language is Persian. Employment is recorded with Iran University of Science and Technology. Work by Faramarz Pilaram is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Grey Art Gallery.
فرامرز پیلارام
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Faramarz Pilaram • Native Name — فرامرز پیلارام • Born — April 10, 1937 • Birthplace — Tehran, Pahlavi Iran • Died — September 1983 (or 1982) • Burial Place — Behesht-e Zahra • Education — School of Decorative Arts for Boys, University of Tehran • Occupation — Artists, professor • Known for — Painting • Spouse — Homa Darrati (married 1974–?) • Children — 3
Early life and education
Early life and education
Faramarz Pilaram was born on April 10, 1937, in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran. Pilaram attended Jalil Ziapour's School of Decorative Arts for Boys (Honarestān-e honarhā-ye zibā-ye pesarān) in Tehran, where he studied under Mahmoud Farshchian; and graduated in 1959. He attended the Faculty of Decorative Arts (Dāneškada-e honarhā-ye tazʾini) at Tehran University (now University of Tehran), where he graduated in 1965. And in 1968, Pilaram received his master’s degree in painting and interior design from the Faculty of Decorative Arts; where he studied under Shokouh Riazi. In 1974, Pilaram married his cousin Homa Darrati and had three children.
Career
Career
Pilaram was among the first group of Iranian artists focused on Iranian heritage and mythical motifs in their artwork, which makes him one of the founders of the Saqqakhaneh art movement. Other leading members of the movement including Massoud Arabshahi, Mohammad Ehsai, Parviz Tanavoli, and Hossein Zenderoudi. Pilaram played a pivotal role in the establishment of Iran Gallery (Tālār-e Iran, later Talar-e Ghandriz) in Tehran, founded in 1964 by Pilaram, Mansoor Ghandriz, Ruyin Pakbaz, Sadegh Tabrizi, Mohammad-Reza Jodat, Ghobad Shiva, Massoud Arabshahi, Sirus Malek, Farshid Mesghali, Parviz Mahallati, Morteza Momayez, and Hadi Hezareiy. He was a founding member of the Independent Artists Group in Tehran, led by Marcos Grigorian. Pilaram participated in the third and fourth Tehran Biennial. From 1972 to 1980, he taught design classes in the Faculty of Architecture at Iran University of Science and Technology.
Identity
Identity
Faramarz Pilaram is recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded as calligrapher, painter, draftsperson and sculptor.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1937
Faramarz Pilaram was born on 1 January 1937.
1982
Faramarz Pilaram died at Mahmudabad County.
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Tehran.
Birth place
Mahmudabad County.
Death place
Death and legacy
In 1983, he died of a heart attack in Maḥmudabad, Mazandaran Province. Some sources state the date of death as 1982, possibly due to calendar conversation issues. Pilaram was buried in the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran. His artwork is in museum collections, including at the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Grey Art Gallery at NYU. In 2006, Pilaram had a posthumous retrospective exhibition at Gallery 66 in Tehran.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5959081: Faramarz Pilaram
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- “Faramarz Pilaram”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Fouladvand, Hengameh. Pilaram, Faramarz. Encyclopædia Iranica. August 1, 2014.
- 2.بیوگرافی فرامرز پیلارام (۱۳۱۵-۱۳۶۲). هنر امروز honarmrooz.com.
- 3.Keshmirshekan, Hamid. Different Sames: New Perspectives in Contemporary Iranian Art. Thames & Hudson. 21, 25. 2009. 978-0-500-97697-5.
- 4.Ramezani, Javed. نمایشی در غیاب نگاهی به آثار فرامرز پیلارام. Avam magazine.
- 5.Scheiwiller, Staci Gem. Performing the Iranian State: Visual Culture and Representations of Iranian Identity. Anthem Press. 102. 2014-11-01. 978-1-78308-328-2.
- 6.Saghafi, Morad. The city and the social presentation of art: A glance at Ghandriz Gallery experience. Pages Magazine, No. 13. Autumn 1996.
- 7.Simurg, c. 1961-1964. Grey Art Gallery. 2015-12-07.
- 8.Iranian Painters, Marcos Grigorian. Toos Foundation.
- 9.Faramarz Pilaram. Laminations (Les Lames). 1962 MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art.
- 10.Composition ca. 1960–63. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 11.Will the shah's art collection come to Berlin? – DW – 11/25/2016. Deutsche Welle (DW).
- 12.Colt 45, 1968. Grey Art Gallery. 2015-12-07.
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