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Morteza Goudarzi is an Iranian painter, lecturer, and art theorist whose landscapes hover between abstraction and figuration. His work explores the sensory presence of place through layered color and subtle texture.
Born in Borujerd, Iran, in 1962
Studied painting at Tehran’s Faculty of Fine Arts and earned an M.A. from Islamic Azad University
Completed doctoral studies in philosophy of art at the University of Birmingham, UK
Joined the faculty at Sooreh University and later led the Visual Arts Center of the Hozeh Honari Institute from 2009
Directed several national cultural research institutes related to Islamic culture and art
Authored over 100 scholarly articles on art theory between 1997 and 2001
Iranian artist
Meditative landscapes that blend abstraction and representation—often depicting hills, plains, and atmospheric textures, Rich use of color fields and rhythmic brushwork, occasionally embedding poetic or symbolic figure motifs, Balances between formal experimentation and emotional resonance
His work has been crowned by notable national art festival victories and acclaimed contributions to painting theory and education. First Place, Visual Arts Festival of Iranian Cities – 1988 Winner, 4th Tehran Painting Biennale – 1997
First Place, Visual Arts Festival of Iranian Cities – 1988
