Farshad Farzankia "I work the whole city", 2020, Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 69 x 61 in.
Farshad Farzankia "A Reluctant Hero", 2020, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 190 x 200 cm.
Farshad Farzankia "Negotiation Skills Alexanderplatz Berlin", 2018, Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 77 x 77 in.
Farshad Farzankia "Everything's Everything", 2018, Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 78.75 x 59 in.
Farshad Farzankia "Looking Left", 2020, Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 180 x 140 cm.
Farshad Farzankia "Nobody Walks Alone, Always Forever", 2018, Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 77 x 77 in.
Farshad Farzankia "Drama/Science", 2018 Acryic and oil stick on canvas, 77 x 77 in.
Farshad Farzankia
Born 1980, Tehran, Iran
Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark
Inspired by the language of Neo-Expressionism in his large iconic paintings, Farshad Farzankia remixes references from the 80’s to today to tell powerful narratives of migration and power relations in his works. Including icons of personal importance and building a lexicon of meaning through symbol: cameras reference the artist’s love of film and film direction, shoes which become understood as symbols of migration and red tulips that surround faces references iconic posters from Farzankia’s childhood in Tehran.
Farzankia’s work across mediums poses questions about who is seen and why and what objects hold meaning across borders. Using bold confident colors and expressive brush-work, his paintings rumble within our new reality and uneven world dialogue.
Farzankia holds a bachelor degree in Visual Communication and worked for 15 years as a graphic designer in the field of poster and music design before he retired as a graphic designer and started painting full-time.
Richard Heller Gallery introduced Farzankia’s work to the U.S. art market at Untitled, Miami, 2017.
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2021
If I Stand, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark2020
Farshad Farzankia, Andersen’s, Copenhagen, DenmarkI and I (with Mason Saltarelli), Turn Gallery, New York, USA
2019
On Going Home, Politikens Forhal, Copenhagen, Denmark SHAMS, Public installation at Heartland Festival, Denmark2018
Welcome to America, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CABread and Flower, Anderson’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
2017
Design Werck Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark -
2017
Soul Mate w/Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, 68 Projects, Berlin, Germany -
2019
La Potenza dell’Arte Contemporanea, Pinacoteca Provinciale di Potenza, Italy – Curated by Lorenzo BenedettiStilleben, Kunstbygningen i Vrå, Vrå, Denmark
2018
Untitled. Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL (Upcoming)Frieze London, Anderson’s Contemporary, London, England
Art Dubai, 68 Projects, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Group Show, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017
Untitled. Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FLAnderson’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Natalia Rachlin, “The Artist Who Is Selling Out Shows Just Two Years After He Started Painting,” T The New York Times Style Magazine, October 24, 2018
Staff, “Interview,” Art of Choice, October 26, 2017
Jens-Peter Brask, “Farshad Farzankia,” Studio Visits III, 2017