'Be ready to be surprised' by Hooshang Khorasani's abstacts

"Be ready to be surprised by the abstract art of Hooshang Khorasani. They are vibrant, with beautiful textures and colors. He sent two sets of paintings. One set I have hung together to see how they interact next to each other, and the other set I have hung separately. It is always surprising to me how these paintings still interact with one another even though they are separated. The brilliant colors reach out to each other and to the observer, completing a circle of interaction."

- Excerpt from "Contemporary Artists at Andrews Art Museum," The Andrews (N.C.) Journal, May 14, 2009

One set of the paintings described is shown above, "Luminescence #2." The museum is shown below.

Hooshang Khorasani's 'The Road Not Taken' in Massachusetts museum auction

Hooshang is participating in the 18th annual Benefit Art Auction for the Attleboro (Mass.) Arts Museum.

An exhibit in connection with the auction is on display at the museum from Oct. 23 through Nov. 5. The live auction is scheduled for Nov. 7.


His painting, "The Road Not Taken," is 36-by-36 inches mixed media on canvas and, along with other auction items, can be viewed at www.attleboroartsmuseum.cmarket.com. He also participated in the 2008 auction.


Locally, Khorasani's work can be viewed Nov. 7-8 during Ruston's Holiday Arts Tour in his studio at 1001 Cedar Creek Road. He also recently added two more galleries to the list of those who carry his work: Brunner Gallery in Covington, La., and The Cottage Gallery in Laguna Beach, Calif.

Winter Open Studio series to conclude

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the final segment of Hooshang's winter Open Studio series is set for Saturday, Feb. 7.

Admirers of "Art for the Modern Eye" can visit Hooshang Studio at 1001 Cedar Creek Road from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The studio is also open by appointment.

An award-winning artist, Hooshang offers a large range of both prints and originals in numerous genres.

Another February event for Hooshang is a show at Highlands Museum of the Arts in Sebring, Fla., which will feature his two-painting abstract set "Radiance" (shown in The News-Star article above).

2nd winter Open Studio on horizon for Hooshang Studio

Hooshang will host the second of his three winter Open Studio events Saturday, Jan. 17. Art enthusiasts can visit the studio at 1001 Cedar Creek Road from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The third event will be Feb. 7, and the studio is also open by appointment.

Available artwork includes prints ranging from 8½ by 11 inches to 13 by 19 inches and originals from 6 by 6 inches to 48 by 60; prices run from $35 to $3,500. He offers an array of genres: abstracts, florals, landscapes, equine studies, female figures and still lifes.

Concerning publicity for this event, we extend a warm thanks to Callie Dean, acting director of the North Central Louisiana Arts Council. She wrote a nice article for her "Art Talk" column in The Ruston Daily Leader that touches on the Open Studio, plus other aspects of Hooshang's career. You can read it if you click on the image below.

Hooshang's work in 'New Art International'

For the second time in the last several months, Hooshang's work is featured in an art book.

"New Art International," published in New York by Book Art Press, is scheduled for a December release and is to be available in more than 450 Barnes and Noble stores and over 400 Borders bookstores in addition to many other chains, independents, museums and art supply stores. The volume spotlights four pages of what Hooshang calls his "lady paintings."

Other national distributors are Ingram Periodicals, CMG, Hearst/Conde-Nast, IPD, CLC, The News Group, Kent News, Speedimpex and Disticor.

Concerning Hooshang's lady series, the San Francisco-based Visualize publishing firm, which published several of the images earlier, wrote:

"His women are mysterious femme fatales with lithe arms and faces veiled in shadows. (They) are rendered in rich, earthy tones against cool backgrounds, creating context without distraction. (With) these fluid, sensuous works … you'll discover that each time you look at them, you'll find something new."

This publication of Hooshang's work follows another from the fall – "The New Faces of Art," published by Artnow International Corp. in Florida. Hooshang's equine series was featured there. That volume can be found at selected book stores, Web sites such as target.com and amazon.com, and art fairs around the world. Hooshang's work was selected to be used in connection with the book's advertising. (See related photos in Oct. 27 post below.)

The photo with this post shows one of the pages from the book.

Hooshang announces 3 Open Art Studio dates

Hooshang will begin a series of monthly Open Studio events starting Saturday, Dec. 13. The reason is two-fold:

• During the North Central Louisiana Arts Council Holiday Arts Tour, meeting and interacting with the public was so much fun that Hooshang is seeking to continue the open-house concept.
• If anyone missed the Arts Tour, Hooshang doesn't want them to miss out on the unique art available in his studio, especially during the holidays.

"Art is always a good purchase – and also a good present," he said. "As the saying goes, 'Art is food for the soul.'

"The earlier Arts Tour provided a time for people to purchase art not only for themselves, but also for others. This is just one more way that we are inviting the public into our home in order to do that."

At this time Hooshang is also planning an Open Studio for Jan. 17 and Feb. 7. These events will be either the first, second or third Saturday of the month, depending on how the calendar and holidays fall.

On Open Studio days, visitors can drop by any time between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Of course, Hooshang Studio – at 1001 Cedar Creek Road in Ruston – is also open by appointment throughout the year.

Both original art and prints are available. The prints range from $35 to $75 and originals from $150 to $3,500. A plethora of subjects are available: abstract, florals, landscapes, equine studies, female figures and still lifes. Hooshang works in acrylic and mixed media on canvas, paper and board.

And Hooshang's work comes with a guarantee: Buy art for Christmas, and your heart will grow three sizes … immediately!

For more information, call (318) 255-9368 or send an e-mail to hooshang_khorasani@hotmail.com. You can also view Hooshang's other Web pages by clicking on the links in the right-hand column of this blog.
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As a postscript to this posting, here are a couple of articles that the local media ran about our first Open Studio of this winter season. You can read them by clicking on the images.

Hooshang Studio / Hooshang Khorasani part of 2008 Holiday Arts Tour

An article that highlighted the latest activities concerning Hooshang's artwork appeared this week in The Ruston Daily Leader. A big thanks to reporter Monica Crowe for a job well-done.

You can read the story by clicking on the image below.

The front-page article appeared as part of a series on the 2008 Holiday Arts Tour, an event sponsored annually by the North Central Louisiana Arts Council. Hooshang has participated in this tour since 1999.

Please mark Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15-16, as the dates that you can "tour" the area and see the work of more than 75 local artists in 25 locations. A new aspect this year is that if you get your passbook stamped by each participating artist, your name can be entered into a drawing for one of three original artworks donated by the tour artists.

Hooshang Studio is easy to find -- at 1001 Cedar Creek Road in Ruston. Look for the gray wooden house with lots of angles and a big red abstract sculpture in the front yard.