Charles Hossein Zenderoudi

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Acquired directly from the artist in the 1970s

Tehran, Iran - America Society, Group Show, 1970 
London, Barbican Art Centre, Iranian Contemporary Art, 2001

Exhib. Cat., London, Barbican Art Centre, Iranian Contemporary Art, 13 April - 3 June 2001, p. 35, illustrated in colour

This work is in very good condition.Some handling marks alongside the 4 edge of the canvas can be noticed. Some minor water stains across the black areas of the canvas, this is inherent to the artist choice of medium and creative process.Colours:The colours in the catalogue illustration are accurate, with overall tonality being more opaque in the original work.
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In 2001, Pierre Restany described Charles-Hossein Zenderoudi as a “citizen of the world without frontiers of spiritual thought” – a suitable description for this artist, whose large-scale works of superb calligraphic artistry and visual flux display a unique mysticism in their evocation of infinity. With examples of his work now at the Centre Pompidou, the British Museum, New York City's Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim as well as other important institutions such as The Fogg; Zenderoudi was one of the rare artists of his generation to quickly rise to international fame. By the late 1960s, Zenderoudi was already hailed a master artist, continually winning accolades in international biennales and other awards for his work. Fascinated by folkloric motifs, such as that of the astrolabe and talismanic motifs, Zenderoudi portrays in Eyn + Eyn the sacred and the spiritual that are at once meditative and bold, moving from rigid formalism to vigorous kinetic movement. Whether in black or white, or primary colourways, the artist loses himself in rhythms and patterns which strongly guide the eye. Zenderoudi situates this painting on a transcendental level, namely that he keeps only the rhythmic aspect of language in the form of an infinite undulation. Prolific and versatile, Zenderoudi has continued his art production that embraces the Sufi faith with contemporary traditions to which he ascribes.

Eyn + Eyn was one of the highlights in a groundbreaking show at the Barbican Art Center in 2001 entitled Iranian Contemporary Art.