Zende
Zende (* 1943 in Karadsch / Iran ) is the stage name of Mahmoud Zendehroudi (or Zenderoudi). He is an Iranian artist who has lived in France since 1978 . Zende means alive or life in Persian .
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Zende, who grew up in Tehran , enjoyed their mother's artistic influence with his seven siblings. His works remained hidden until 1962, when he took part in the 2nd Tehran Biennale. Zende then exhibited at the Tehran Gallery in 1966, most recently at the Tehran International Exhibition in 1970. For ten years he worked as a radio and television journalist in Iran.
In 1978 Zende left his homeland and moved to France with his family to devote himself fully to the practice of his art. As an autodidact, Zende discovered new techniques, the use of relief and his own production of paper. For him this is the entry into the art of collage and his creativity allows him to combine various materials, even to create sculptures out of paper.
As the inventor of his own style, Zende is inspired by his own culture, which is even more alive through his exile: he tells stories from Persia. Zende uses calligraphy only as a stylistic element, freed from the secular “rules” of this art: the letter becomes a line and words become symbols, so that the viewer can interpret them. He often adorns his works with quotations from Persian literature or - like ancient Chinese masters - with his own poems: a true poet.
Exhibitions
- 1966 Tehran Gallery, Téhéran, Iran
- 1988 Decor Gallery, Rockville, MD, USA
- 1989 Zygos Gallery, Washington DC, USA
- 1990 Galerie Laroche, Dijon, France (& 1992, 1995, 1997)
- 1992 Kulturhaus, Bonn, Germany
- 1992 Arcana, Art Vivant, Montpellier, France (& 1994)
- 1993 Musée Dép. Saint Germain, Pézenas, France
- 1994 Galerie de l'Ecusson, Montpellier, France (& 1996, 1997)
- 1994 Galerie du Ministère, Rabat, Morocco
- 1995 Galerie Boudet, Toulouse, France
- 1995 Galerie Arts et Vie, Belfort, France (& 1997)
- 1995 Musée Fleury, Lodève, France
- 1996 Espace Molière, Agde, France (& 1997)
- 1996 Montpellier House, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1996 Ror Volmar Gallery, Paris, France
- 1997 Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1997 Palais des Rois de Majorque, Perpignan, France
- 1999 Château de Lavérune, Hérault, France
- 1999 François 1er Gallery, Aubigny-sur-Nère, France
- 1999 Saint Ravy Gallery, Montpellier, France
- 2000 Center André Malraux, Castelnau-le-Lez, France
- 2002 Artimus Gallery, Paris, France
- 2004 Center Culturel, Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées, France
- 2004 Columbia University, New-York, NY, USA
- 2004 Nader & Nader Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- 2004 Galerie d'Art Arabesque, Loches, France (& 2008)
- 2005 Lesage Gallery, Montpellier, France
- 2005 Galerie Hôtel Epi Plage, Saint Tropez, France
- 2007 Ateliers Labelvie, Marseille, France
- 2007 Gallery A7, Auvillar, France
- 2007 Artec, Montpellier, France
- 2007 Linda Farrell Gallery, Paris, France
- 2007 Galerie Goethestrasse, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2008 Galerie d'Art, Castelsarrasin, France
- 2008 Galerie du Palais Oriental, Montreux, Switzerland
Group exhibitions
- 1962 2nd Biennale de Téhéran
- 1970 Exposition Internationale, Téhéran, IRAN
- 1988 West Annapolis Gallery, MD, USA
- 1988 Zygos Gallery, Washington DC, USA (& 1989)
- 1990 Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Rockville, MD, USA
- 1991 Musée de Bédarieux, France
- 1991 Avicenna University, Vienna, VA, USA (& 1992)
- 1992 Galerie Pablo, Karlstadt, Germany
- 1992 Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lavérune, France
- 1992 Galerie de la Place Beauvau, Paris, France (& 1993)
- 1998 Conseil Général des Pyrénées Atlantiques, Cultures d'Automne, France
- 2000 Musée du Collage, Sergines, France
- 2000 Center Artistique, Verderonne, France
- 2001 "French May", Hong Kong
- 2001 Euroart, Barcelona, Spain
- 2002 Mojavari Gallery, Cologne, Germany
- 2003 Corum, Montpellier, France
- 2004 Festival Transméditerranéen, Sainte Tulle, France
- 2005 S'Mart, Martigues, France
- 2005 Le Caméléon Gallery, Antibes, France
- 2007 Corum, Montpellier, France
Permanent exhibitions
- Le Coriandre, Montpellier, France
- CATS Software, Darmstadt, Germany
- Galerie Le Caméléon, Antibes, France
- Galerie du Palais Oriental, Montreux, Switzerland
- Atelier Zende, Le Crès, France
Books
- Rubayat , by Omar Khayam, cover by Zende, la bibliothèque du lion publishing house, 2001
- La mort abeille , by Salah Stétié, with three original works by Zende, éditions Fata Morgana, 2002
- Le Bruit des pas de l'eau , by Sohrab Sépéri and Mahmoud Zende, with three original works by Zende, la bibliothèque du lion-Verlag, 2005
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zende |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zendehroudi, Mahmoud (real name); Zenderoudi, Mahmoud (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karaj , Iran |