MojNews-Hossein Mahjoubi, the well-known Iranian painter and architect commemorated in Tehran. 

he well-known painter and architect will be honored at the event, which is to be held at the conference hall of the society at 3 p.m.

Mahjoubi, started painting as a teenager and later studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. He also took greenspace architecture courses. 

His lasting works in the field of architecture include the design and construction of Saei Park in Tehran in 1342 and supervising the construction of Mellat and Niavaran, Laleh, and Shafaq parks, as well as the first desert parks in Iran in the following years.

Mahjoubi, 93, and his paintings are known in Iran and the world. He is famous for his paintings of flowering trees and horses in nature. He is a modernist landscape painter whose works on Western landscapes convey his signature style and evoke thoughts and memories of Gilan Province, his birthplace. He has often said that his objective of representing the beauty of lush green nature is to remind the masses how greedy mankind has been in destroying the planet Earth.

He is concerned about destruction of the nature. “I am often preoccupied with a few issues. One of them is war that leaves so much destruction behind. The other issue is technological advancements and a mechanical life that have greatly contributed to human life yet taking him away from nature and robbing him of his peaceful life by creating psychological traumas. Another thing is man’s role in destroying nature as well as plant and animal species, whereas they have an equal right to live on Earth. Unlike natural waste that is easily absorbed by the earth, human waste has turned into a significant threat to life on Earth,” he once said.

Paintings of Mahjoubi are not mere representations of nature though. A proponent of abstract painting, the veteran artist attaches so much significance to space, rhythm, and movement. Tall poplars, horses, and houses seem to be merely excuses for him to employ such visual elements. Fine lines of trees and soft fluid brushstrokes that depict horses evoke Persian painting. Using a modern visual language, Mahjoubi has incorporated into his work a stylistic application of lines and points that is seen in various schools of Persian painting.

He has held over 90 solo exhibitions and his works have been featured in more than group exhibits in and outside the country including Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, and France.