Painting sohrab sepehri was a poet and painter, studying first at the school of fine arts at tehran university. The third of five children, sohrab was born to mahjabin foru. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by sohrab sepehri. Biography, poem, paintings, downloads, ecard, guest book forum. Sohrab sepehri was born in kashan on october 7,1928. Everything you want to know about iranian poet and painter, sohrab sepehri. He ranks amongst the most accomplished actors of his generation. He is considered to be one of the five most famous iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry. A gentle introvert by nature, he was accused of escapism.
Skip intro copyright 20002005, some one who loves sohrab. March 27, 1944, tehran, iran july 18, 2008, tehran was an iranian stage and cinema actor. He studied lithography in paris, japanese calligraphy in tokyo, and buddhism in india. Stream hajmesabzseda kon mara by hossein2012 from desktop or your mobile device. A native of kashan, sepehri worked as a civil servant while pursuing his writing and painting. Sohrab sepehri has 47 books on goodreads with 179 ratings. Listen to nikoo soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create london. Sepehri s poems have been translated into several languages including.
In 1958, he was one of the first iranian artists to exhibit at the venice biennale, exhibiting at the first tehran biennale that same year. The june night passes gently over seconds like an elegy, and a cool breeze from the corner of the blanket sweeps my sleep. The fig of ignorance epitomizes the virgin rocks the heart of water is pining for the reflection of a garden the everyday apple tastes of illusion in the mouth. A word is in the cage from we are nothing but a gaze ma heech, ma negah. Join facebook to connect with amin bahramizadeh and others you may know. Celebrated as a poet of peace and a nature mystic, sepehri has continued to be a major influence over the past few decades. Sohrab sepehri the foot steps of water lifes a pleasant tradition. Listen to mosafer 1 by khosro shakibaei on navahang, your first choice in persian music and entertainment.
The old tale of night poem by sohrab sepehri poem hunter. After obtaining his high school diploma, he attended and obtained a bachelor of arts from honarhaye ziba fine arts faculty of tehran university. Apr 12, 2009 anjomae sher va dastane daneshgahe azad arak created by amin hajizadeh. October 7, 1928 april 21, 1980 was a notable iranian poet and a painter. Born and raised in the ancient city of kashan, he was educated in tehran and travelled widely. And the moon whispers, to the ears of the flowers, to the ears of the twigs. My mother is asleep so are manouchehr and parvaneh and perhaps all the townsfolk. Shakibai found also a considerable following for his voice, brought about through publication of the recordings of his readings of poems by such luminaries of the modern. Sohrab sepehri october 7, 1928 april 21, 1980 was a notable iranian poet and a painter. Heaven paused, the passer by, bestowed the flood of light on his lips to the darkness.
Sohrab sepehri was a leading iranian modernist poet and painter. A selection of poems from the eight books shahid, bahiyeh afnan on. Hajmesabzseda kon mara by hossein2012 hossein 2012. His later training with japanese painters becomes evident in pieces such as this small watercolor watercolor on paper. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and. Take a look at his short biography and scroll down to see some paintings. Other practitioners of this form were nima youshij, ahmad shamlou, mehdi akhavansales, and forough farrokhzad. Dubai sohrab sepehri exhibitions leila heller gallery. Download our annual report for more detailed information about our daily operations. Join facebook to connect with sohrab sohrabi and others you may know. Eventually, he turned to the arts fulltime and lived abroad from 1964 until he was diagnosed with leukemia in 1979. Sohrab sepehri is modern persian poet and a painter. It was a familiar voice like the touch of the wind on the leave. Numerous exhibitions of his work have been held in tehran, brazil, france, and the united.
Feb 12, 2010 sohrab sepehri voice of khosro shakibaei. In both his poetry and his paintings, sepehri expressed a layered sensibility through his distinct abstract landscapes. Sohrab sepehri simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sohrab sepehri iran, 19281980 trees oil on canvas, framed signed lower right, affixed with the label of bourges gallery on the verso inscribed sohrab sepehri, tree series executed circa 1960s 100 x 100cm 39 38 x 39 38in. In the first twelve years after his graduation he worked in several government agencies while on the side pursuing. Tribute to sohrab sepehri 19281980,iran, painter, poet duration. Sohrab sepehri 192880 was one of irans most prominent poets as well as a talented painter. Sohrab sepehri s most popular book is sohrab sepehri has 47 books on goodreads with 179 ratings. By contemplation i swear, by the beginning of speech, by the flight of a dove from the mind. View sohrab sepehri s professional profile on linkedin.
Listen and download mosafer, an album by khosro shakibaei on, your first choice in persian music and entertainment. Khosrow shakibaei march 27, 1944, tehran, iran july 18, 2008, tehran was a celebrated iranian stage and cinema actor. Sohrab sepehri 1928 1980 iran is an artist born in 1928 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 2007, at christies, and the most recent auction result is a drawingwatercolor sold in 2019. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like sohrab sepehri discover. Sohrab sepehri, poet and painter was born in 1928 in kashan iran. Sohrab sepehri poems poems of sohrab sepehri poem hunter. Mosafer by khosro shakibaei on radio javan, your number one source for persian music and entertainment.
Short piece of a poem by the persian poet sohrab sepehri, narrated by khosro shakebayi. Sohrab sepehri was born in 1928 in kashan, iran and graduated from tehran university with a degree in painting. Sedaye paye ab by khosro shakibaei khosro shakibaei. His most famous poetry book is hasht ketab eight books. He attended the fine arts college of tehran university in 1948 graduating with honours in 1953, and by 1957 a year before irans first biennial he left for france to join the. Khosrow shakibai was born to colonel ahmad shakibai and ms farideh khatami. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Sepehri was a traveler, absorbing various cultures whose influences became manifest in his canvases. All artworks in our commercial free, ageappropriate gallery are contributed by professional and student artists as well as curated from art institutions around the world.
Editions for 9649007903 published in 2002, 9646414125 hardcover published in 2006, 964641463x paperback published in 2010, hard cover. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. Poet and painter sohrab sepehri, born in 1928 in the desert town of kashan, is probably one of the most recognizable and treasured of all the iranian modern masters. Stream khosro shakibaei sohrab sepehri be baghe hamsafaran by nikoo from desktop or your mobile device. Stream tracks and playlists from nikoo on your desktop or mobile device. Lifes not something, we put on the mantel of habit and forget.
He is considered to be one of the five most famous iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry alongside nima youshij, ahmad shamlou, mehdi akhavansales, and forough farrokhzad. For further information on this lot please visit the bonhams website. He ranks amongst the most accomplished of actors of his generation. Join facebook to connect with khorasaninejad seyed abbas and others you may know. Sohrab sepehri great persian poet and painter, all about. October 7, 1928 april 21, 1980 was an iranian poet and painter. The iranian poet and painter sohrab sepehri 19281980 is revered today for many of the things he was criticized for during his lifetime.
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