Join us at FGCU's Bower School of Music & Art for a solo show featuring the works of Mally Khorasantchi.
Florida Gulf Coast University
10501 FGCU Blvd.
S. Fort Myers, FL 33965
(239) 590-7851
FGCU - Bower School of Music & The Arts
Deidre Stein Greben is a former managing editor of ARTnews magazine and currently a contributing editor. In addition to ARTnews, her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Newsday, Elle Décor, Art + Auction, among other publications. She has also edited several catalogues for the Whitney Museum of American Art and have written scripts for museum exhibition audio tours produced by Acoustiguide and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Mally Khorasantchi’s large pulsating canvases conflate nature-based forms with abstract thoughts. Leafy tendrils poke through honeycomb-like nettings, dissolve into chalky mists, and are swept into currents of intense and variegated color.
The thrust of transformation pervades--in the delicate stems floating gracefully across the gold expanse of Zauberwald V, in the fiery maelstrom brewing in the lower half of Death of the Bumblebee VII, in the floral imagery that at once emerges from and dissolves into the bright aquamarine depths of Oceana.
Khoransantchi’s fascination with the continuum of change grows, in part, out of her midlife relocation from Dusseldorf, Germany, to southwest Florida. Away from the autobahn, she found in the lush vegetative world surrounding her a force of personal expression. Images such as the flatly rendered and boldly delineated “Sea Grape” paintings are not simply decorative evocations of plantlife but symbols with their own subtext. In other works, the hexagon, a shape extracted from threatened indigenous beehives and from the writings of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, becomes a leitmotif for connectedness, restoration, and continuance. The gnarled trunks of the tropical mangrove trees featured here in Khorasantchi’s “Oasis” paintings shield all manner of life in their limp and blossoming fronds, representing a safe and regenerating haven. Even the burst of stylized, psychedelic flora and fauna in Fantasia is a nod to her new environment—Florida’s local theme parks.
Trained in china painting as a young girl, Khorasantchi’s predilection for floral subjects was apparent early on. But it was not until she studied with New York painter Graham Nickson that they developed into more than sweet, pleasing visions. She began to invest the graceful leaves and lush colors to which she was drawn with newfound intensity, transforming them into receptacles for her emotions and beliefs. In Zauberwald IV (Magic Forest) Khorasantchi reflects on the mangled, mysterious roots of the mangrove jungle and her own roots after a trip back to Germany. Smooth tree trunks and graceful multicolored shoots emerge from an ethereal haze, suggesting a mystical conversion. In Genesis V , Khorasantchi forgoes recognizable imagery completely for pure expressionistic abstraction.
To be sure, Khorasantchi’s bold, keyed-up depictions bring to mind the mystical landscapes of Charles Burchfield, who similarly worked from familiar surroundings and imbued his imagery with deep personal symbolism, probing the mysteries of nature in an attempt to reveal his inner thoughts and moods. While the calligraphic strokes and transcendental light infusing such works as Plantation relate to the early-20th-century master’s aesthetic, Khorasantchi’s compositions, though unsettled in spots, bare no ominous cast. The turbulence, the swarm of jagged lines and fiery hues in the “Death of the Bumblebee” and “Genesis” canvases, does not tell of internal brooding and fears, but are rather homages to nature’s order. They are a celebration of the birds, bees, fish and flowers inhabiting an everchanging and enchanting landscape.
Mally Khorasantchi is known for creating pictures that engage with “nature and its mysteries” and the “universal struggle to survive and endure,” phenomena she identifies as continual sources of artistic inspiration. Khorasantchi’s paintings begin with organic and biological subjects, including “bananas, mangroves and stingrays; earth, water and sky,” which she transforms into fantastical, expressive imagery, often through the symbolic use of color. Khorasantchi also represents the patterns of nature, including the repeating hexagonal forms of beehives and honeycombs, which she began to include in her works in 2009.
Read the full article here: https://www.artsy.net/artist/mally-khorasantchi
While attending the opening of Mally Khorasantchi’s new show, “Faked News,” at the Walter Wickiser Gallery, I had the great pleasure of the artist herself guiding me through the vibrant, complex works. The experience provided a fascinating view into the artist’s intention and process. By incorporating a combination of personal history, social commentary, and artistic vision, and combining painting and collage techniques, Khorasantchi has created a fresh and exciting view of the world around us.
Read the full article here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/art-review-mally-khorasantchis-faked-news-at-walter_us_59bffb25e4b06ecee6b2a2b9
Mally Khorasantchi will be showing recent paintings from her Faked News collection.
Don't miss her solo show at:
Walter Wickiser Gallery NYC
210 11th Ave. Room 303
New York, NY 10001
Walter Wickiser Gallery NYC
210 11th Ave. Room 303
New York, NY 10001
Mally Khorasantchi will be showing recent paintings from 2015 - 2016 along side artist Mark Sharp. Don't miss this opportunity to see New York City in December!
When I’m looking for unique accessories for my home, I make it a point to stop in to Judith Liegeois Designs. Never lacking personality and whimsy, Judith and her team have a knack for finding amazing pieces that conflate different genres and styles. The same goes for artwork. I recently took note of the vibrant and eclectic canvases around the store that completely piqued my interest. I was pleasantly surprised to find they were by a local artist—Mally Khorasantchi.
Just after the end of World War II in Dusseldorf, Germany, as a young child, Khorasantchi realized her lifelong love of drawing and painting. She studied with several noted professional German artists before immigrating to Florida in 1992. In 2014, Khorasantchi was awarded with the prestigious “Stars in the Arts Award” by the United Arts Council of Collier County and has shown solo exhibits throughout the state.
Khorasantchi is interested in “how nature exhibits both chaos and calm, constantly evident on micro, macro and universal levels, seemingly at odds and without purpose.” She explores how human beings can affect change. Her paintings offer no horizon lines or perspective to give order or focus, but rather through her unique style, she likes to convey the “chaos and fragmentation, calm and refuge in varying degrees with a bold and vibrant physicality.”
A recurring theme in Khorasantchi’s latest work is a hexagon, which “comes from her research into the writings of Rudolf Steiner. These shapes symbolize a connectedness and continuance between chaos and order and earth’s remarkable ability to self-heal from most natural and manmade environmental disasters.” Between the range of colors and the organic lines, Mally’s work has totally captured me. She has beautified the balance of chaos and calm, and I for one, can appreciate that.
—Kersten Moe, Assistant Editor
Judith Liegeois Designs
363 12th Ave S, Naples, FL 34102 // 239.430.6811239.430.6811
(Source:judithliegeoisdesigns.com)
19 Paintings by Mally Khorasantchi
A temporary installation of 19 works completed in 2015 - 2016
Cocktails and Hors D' Oeuvres
MK 2016, Roots of Feeling XIX, Oil on Canvas, 72" x 48"
Mally’s ‘ROOTS OF A FEELING” has been purchased by Artis Naples / The Baker Museum
Roots of Feeling #1, Oil on Canvas, 65" x 65", 2015
Humbled and exited, those were the feelings I had when I attended the opening reception of the German Frauenmuseum's latest exhibition 'Women in War and Peace'. I was deeply impressed by the variety of ideas, paintings, photographs and performances that were created around the theme 'War and Peace' by more than 75 female artists. As the majority of artwork reflects personal experiences or family history, the pieces are very powerful, moving and left me with deep thoughts about my own memories of Worl War II. The exhibition showcases 7 large canvases of my 'Deutschland Series', illustrating my own family from 1945 - 1965 while living in Germany.
As a child, I remember seeing photographs in my mother’s old handbag. Some of them were very graphic and disturbing, like one of my injured father. Unsurprisingly, these images have always remained ingrained in my memory. When I finally decided it was time to use some of them as the background and for the groundwork in some paintings so began this body of work. To me, these paintings are important. They attempt to depict truth about the Post-World War II Generation to be seen in a world, where Germany is once again succeeding as a leading nation in Europe. These paintings are meant to serve as a reminder. Where we came from, how humble, weak, and insecure we were, and how much love we needed. How there are still deep scars.
The Frauenmuseum (Women's Museum) in Bonn, Germany was founded in 1981 by the present Director Marianne Pitzen and an interdisciplinary group of working women. More than 2.500 national and international artists have exhibited in this creative and innovative place.
Verein Frauenmuseum
Kunst, Kultur, Forschung e.V.
Im Krausfeld 10
53111 Bonn
Germany
http://www.frauenmuseum.de/
The Bonn Women's Museum (German Frauenmuseum Bonn) promotes female artists (both German and international) through a diverse program of exhibitions, examined in the context of new experimental art. Mally Khorasantchi will be featured among other artists in their upcoming show ‘Women – War and Peace’ which runs from April 19th to November 8th, 2015 in Bonn, Germany.
Mally will show 7 paintings of her Deutschland Series that have been created based on Mally’s family history and her father returning from World War II: “As a child, I remember seeing photographs in my mother’s old handbag. Some of them were very graphic and disturbing, like one of my injured father. Unsurprisingly, these images have always remained ingrained in my memory. When I finally decided it was time to use some of them as the background and for the groundwork in some paintings so began this body of work.”
The International Peace Conference of Socialistic Women in Bern as well as the International Women’s Peace Conference in Den Haag celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2015. More than 1000 ambassadors of 12 countries have overcome various obstacles in 1915 to discuss peace and draft resolutions. Based on this occasion, the Women’s Museum Bonn has initiated an exhibition about Women in War and Peace.
Verein Frauenmuseum
Kunst, Kultur, Forschung e.V.
Im Krausfeld 10
53111 Bonn
Germany
www.frauenmuseum.de
It's here! We are pleased to reveal Mally's newly designed website www.mallykhorasantchi.com. Feel free to take a peak and discover lots of new features! Simplified site navigation and a search function make it easy to find specific artwork, press releases or events. Explore the newly added blog and make sure to like, share or comment on the various features. Sign up for Mally's newsletter and stay tuned for more updates. We look forward to hearing from you. Enjoy!
January 31 — April 26, 2015
2015 marks the fifth year of Florida Contemporary. Exploring traditional as well as innovative media, themes and approaches, the works included in the exhibition represent the most current trends in Florida’s artistic scene. From young emerging artists to well-established local figures, the selection invites audiences to experience a diversity of styles in the context of a multidisciplinary facility.
The works in this edition of Florida Contemporary evidence the vitality of the artistic production in the Sunshine State. From traditional subjects represented in innovative techniques to unexpected juxtapositions, Florida artists use their talents to explore current issues. Through a multiplicity of media—painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, textiles—this select group of artists articulates social and aesthetic commentaries about local as well as regional, global and personal topics. We invite audiences of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy this unique exhibition in which contemporary artists communicate with each other through their creations.
Florida Contemporary is generously underwritten by Bob and Terry Edwards and Friends of Art.
Artists
Andy Owen
Antonio Chagin
Bernadette Despujols
Bianca Pratorius
Chad Jensen
Deming Harriman
Griselle Gaudnik
Ivette Cabrera
John Carroll Long
Juan Travieso
Mally Khorasantchi
Melissa Barry
Muffy Clark Gill
Natalie Zlamalova
Penelope Breen
Renée Rey
Rick Newton
Sharon Lee Hart
Tammra Sigler
Valeria Yamamoto
The studio and painting style of artist Mally Khorasantchi, GNL Class XIV, are featured in the November issue of Naples Illustrated. She characterizes her art as “large-scale, colorful abstractions from nature,” amd is currently working on her Oasis Series, depicting a place where you can find refuge.
Through November, her work is on exhibit at the Florida Capitol Building’s twenty-second floor gallery in Tallahassee.
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Mally Khorasantchi Solo Show, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NYC, September 2014
Coming early this October Mally Khorasantchi is having a solo show of her ecent paintings at Walter Wickiser Gallery in Chelsea, New York. The exhibition will be open October 4 - October 29, 2014 and the opening reception is Thursday, October 9th, 6-8pm. If you're curious about the artist check out this interview with Mally.
"Mally Khorasantchi’s large pulsating canvases conflate nature-based forms with abstract thoughts. Leafy tendrils poke through honeycomb-like nettings, dissolve into chalky mists, and are swept into currents of intense and variegated color. To be sure, Khorasantchi’s bold, keyed-up depictions bring to mind the mystical landscapes of Charles Burchfield, who similarly worked from familiar surroundings and imbued his imagery with deep personal symbolism, probing the mysteries of nature in an attempt to reveal his inner thoughts and moods. While the calligraphic strokes and transcendental light infusing such works as Plantation relate to the early-20th-century master’s aesthetic, Khorasantchi’s compositions, though unsettled in spots, bare no ominous cast. The turbulence, the swarm of jagged lines and fiery hues in the “Death of the Bumblebee” and “Genesis” canvases, does not tell of internal brooding and fears, but are rather homages to nature’s order. They are a celebration of the birds, bees, fish and flowers inhabiting an everchanging and enchanting landscape."
Walter Wickiser Gallery
210 11th Ave #303,
NY, NY 10001
T: 212-941-1817
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walterwickisergallery.com
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The opening reception for Mally Khorasantchi, Recent Paintings, will be held on Thursday,October 9th, from 6 – 8 p.m. For further information, please contact the gallery at (212) 941-1817, Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Mally Khorasantchi was born in Germany shortly after the end of World War II. She started paninting from early age and studied under established German painters until she relocated to Florida in the early 1990s. From 2005, Khorasantchi has been painting full time and has been attracting her both private and corporate collectors from all over the world. In additions, the United Arts Council of Collier County awarded her this year’s “Stars in the Arts Award”. Her works are included in numerous private and corporate collections such as Two Harbors Investment Corp., KW Properties, and David Poorman Architect.
“To be sure, Khorasantchi’s bold, keyed-up depictions bring to mind the mystical landscapes of Charles Burchfield, who similarly worked from familiar surroundings and imbued his imagery with deep personal symbolism, probing the mysteries of nature in an attempt to reveal his inner thoughts and moods. While the calligraphic strokes and transcendental light infusing such works as Plantation relate to the early-20th-century master’s aesthetic, Khorasantchi’s compositions, though unsettled in spots, bare no ominous cast. The turbulence, the swarm of jagged lines and fiery hues in the “Death of the Bumblebee” and “Genesis” canvases, does not tell of internal brooding and fears, but are rather homages to nature’s order. They are a celebration of the birds, bees, fish and flowers inhabiting an everchanging and enchanting landscape.”**
**Deidre Greben
**Deidre Stein Greben is a former managing editor of ARTnews magazine and currently a contributing editor. In addition to ARTnews, her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Newsday, Elle Décor, Art + Auction, among other publications. She has also edited several catalogues for the Whitney Museum of American Art and have written scripts for museum exhibition audio tours produced by Acoustiguide and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
By Deidre S. Greben
Mally Khorasantchi’s large pulsating canvases conflate nature-based forms with abstract thoughts. Leafy tendrils poke through honeycomb-like nettings, dissolve into chalky mists, and are swept into currents of intense and variegated color.
The thrust of transformation pervades--in the delicate stems floating gracefully across the gold expanse of Zauberwald V, in the fiery maelstrom brewing in the lower half of Death of the Bumblebee VII, in the floral imagery that at once emerges from and dissolves into the bright aquamarine depths of Oceana.
Khoransantchi’s fascination with the continuum of change grows, in part, out of her midlife relocation from Dusseldorf, Germany, to southwest Florida. Away from the autobahn, she found in the lush vegetative world surrounding her a force of personal expression. Images such as the flatly rendered and boldly delineated “Sea Grape” paintings are not simply decorative evocations of plantlife but symbols with their own subtext. In other works, the hexagon, a shape extracted from threatened indigenous beehives and from the writings of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, becomes a leitmotif for connectedness, restoration, and continuance. The gnarled trunks of the tropical mangrove trees featured here in Khorasantchi’s “Oasis” paintings shield all manner of life in their limp and blossoming fronds, representing a safe and regenerating haven. Even the burst of stylized, psychedelic flora and fauna in Fantasia is a nod to her new environment—Florida’s local theme parks.
Trained in china painting as a young girl, Khorasantchi’s predilection for floral subjects was apparent early on. But it was not until she studied with New York painter Graham Nickson that they developed into more than sweet, pleasing visions. She began to invest the graceful leaves and lush colors to which she was drawn with newfound intensity, transforming them into receptacles for her emotions and beliefs. In Zauberwald IV (Magic Forest) Khorasantchi reflects on the mangled, mysterious roots of the mangrove jungle and her own roots after a trip back to Germany. Smooth tree trunks and graceful multicolored shoots emerge from an ethereal haze, suggesting a mystical conversion. In Genesis V , Khorasantchi forgoes recognizable imagery completely for pure expressionistic abstraction.
To be sure, Khorasantchi’s bold, keyed-up depictions bring to mind the mystical landscapes of Charles Burchfield, who similarly worked from familiar surroundings and imbued his imagery with deep personal symbolism, probing the mysteries of nature in an attempt to reveal his inner thoughts and moods. While the calligraphic strokes and transcendental light infusing such works as Plantation relate to the early-20th-century master’s aesthetic, Khorasantchi’s compositions, though unsettled in spots, bare no ominous cast. The turbulence, the swarm of jagged lines and fiery hues in the “Death of the Bumblebee” and “Genesis” canvases, does not tell of internal brooding and fears, but are rather homages to nature’s order. They are a celebration of the birds, bees, fish and flowers inhabiting an everchanging and enchanting landscape.
"Mally Khorasantchi’s large pulsating canvases conflate nature-based forms with abstract thoughts. Leafy tendrils poke through honeycomb-like nettings, dissolve into chalky mists, and are swept into currents of intense and variegated color. To be sure, Khorasantchi’s bold, keyed-up depictions bring to mind the mystical landscapes of Charles Burchfield, who similarly worked from familiar surroundings and imbued his imagery with deep personal symbolism, probing the mysteries of nature in an attempt to reveal his inner thoughts and moods. While the calligraphic strokes and transcendental light infusing such works as Plantation relate to the early-20th-century master’s aesthetic, Khorasantchi’s compositions, though unsettled in spots, bare no ominous cast. The turbulence, the swarm of jagged lines and fiery hues in the “Death of the Bumblebee” and “Genesis” canvases, does not tell of internal brooding and fears, but are rather homages to nature’s order. They are a celebration of the birds, bees, fish and flowers inhabiting an everchanging and enchanting landscape."
Read the full article here: https://www.cluttermagazine.com/news/2014/09/mally-khorasantchi-solo-show-coming-walter-wickiser-gallery
Through November 30, 2014
Artwork by Florida Artist Mally Khorasantchi
Mally Khorasantchi is interested in how nature exhibits both chaos and calm, constantly evident on micro, macro and universal levels, seemingly at odds and without purpose. Through natural and manmade actions, evolution and deconstruction, there is often a new order, which can happen swiftly or evolve over millennia. While vanishing species and lands are harsh realities, there are newly discovered species, natural and manmade adaptations and renewal, as well as a growing awareness for global sustainability.
Reflecting on these concerns, Khorasantchi’s paintings do not offer the viewer horizon lines or perspective to give order or focus. She seeks to convey chaos and fragmentation, calm and refuge in varying degrees with a bold and vibrant physicality. The hexagons in her paintings symbolize a connectedness and continuance between chaos and order and earth's remarkable ability to self-heal from most natural and manmade environmental disasters.
TALLAHASSEE –
Secretary of State Ken Detzner is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of artwork by Florida artist Mally Khorasantchi. The exhibition is on display in the 22nd Floor Capitol Gallery through August 31, 2014.
“Mally Khorasantchi uses color and scale to capture elements of nature in inventive and captivating ways,” said Secretary of State Ken Detzner. “We are thrilled to be exhibiting this great Florida artist who has participated in the Department of State’s programs for individual artists. I encourage all art lovers to visit the 22nd Floor Capitol Gallery to view Ms. Khorasantchi’s large and beautiful paintings.”
Read the full article here: http://dos.myflorida.com/communications/press-releases/2014/artwork-by-mally-khorasantchi-on-view-in-the-22nd-floor-capitol-gallery/
