{"id":6979,"date":"2022-02-15T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T06:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/?p=6979"},"modified":"2022-12-17T11:04:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T09:04:07","slug":"farzad-kohan-love-migration-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/farzad-kohan-love-migration-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6984\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6984\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/frontispiece-farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-tree-mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-in-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/frontispiece-farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-tree-mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-in-2022.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/frontispiece-farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-tree-mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-in-2022-600x385.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/frontispiece-farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-tree-mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-in-2022-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/frontispiece-farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-tree-mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-in-2022-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/frontispiece-farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-tree-mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-in-2022-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/frontispiece-farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-tree-mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-in-2022-1320x848.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Self portraits with cassettes and tree, mixed media on Javanan pages, 13.5 x 10.5 inches, Farzad Kohan, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Farzad Kohan<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Farzad Kohan\u2019s sculptures and paintings explore themes such as love, migration and identity, and often incorporate appropriated media and found objects. Partially inspired by his personal history and surroundings, Kohan places an emphasis on form, allowing the successive stages of art making to become analogous to diasporic experience, as diverse, sometimes opposing, elements are sampled, brought together, and accumulated. These apparent stages are integral parts of each finalized work. Kohan\u2019s formalistic process is revealed, for example, as he layers then strips abstract works through painting, collage, d\u00e9collage, and sanding, creating built-up yet weathered surfaces that are at once chaotic and methodical. Allusions to the passage of time, gradual transformations, and hidden stories are found in the tactile details of his treated panels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6979 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/happiness-farzad-kohan-70x-53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/happiness-farzad-kohan-70x-53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/happiness-farzad-kohan-70x-53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/happiness-farzad-kohan-70x-53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/happiness-farzad-kohan-70x-53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/happiness-farzad-kohan-70x-53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6998'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Happiness,&#8221; 70x 53 in, mixed media on canvas, 2020.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/love-and-peace-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/love-and-peace-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/love-and-peace-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/love-and-peace-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/love-and-peace-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/love-and-peace-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6997'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Love and Peace,&#8221; 60x 47 in, mixed media on canvas, 2020.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/only-kindness-only-love-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/only-kindness-only-love-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/only-kindness-only-love-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/only-kindness-only-love-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/only-kindness-only-love-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/only-kindness-only-love-farzad-kohan-60x-47-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6996'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Only Kindness Only Love,&#8221; 60x 47 in, mixed media on canvas, 2020.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/you-and-me-farzad-kohan-24x18-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2022.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/you-and-me-farzad-kohan-24x18-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2022-763x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/you-and-me-farzad-kohan-24x18-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2022-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/you-and-me-farzad-kohan-24x18-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2022-600x805.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/you-and-me-farzad-kohan-24x18-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2022-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/you-and-me-farzad-kohan-24x18-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2022-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/you-and-me-farzad-kohan-24x18-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2022.jpg 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6995'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;You and Me,&#8221; 24&#215;18 in, mixed media on canvas, 2022.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/this-is-not-the-america-I-use-to-watch-on-TV-farzad-kohan-70x53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/this-is-not-the-america-I-use-to-watch-on-TV-farzad-kohan-70x53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-791x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/this-is-not-the-america-I-use-to-watch-on-TV-farzad-kohan-70x53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/this-is-not-the-america-I-use-to-watch-on-TV-farzad-kohan-70x53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/this-is-not-the-america-I-use-to-watch-on-TV-farzad-kohan-70x53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/this-is-not-the-america-I-use-to-watch-on-TV-farzad-kohan-70x53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/this-is-not-the-america-I-use-to-watch-on-TV-farzad-kohan-70x53-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6994'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;This is not the America I used to watch on TV,&#8221; 70&#215;53 in, mixed media on canvas, 2020.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hahaha-farzad-kohan-53x35-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hahaha-farzad-kohan-53x35-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hahaha-farzad-kohan-53x35-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hahaha-farzad-kohan-53x35-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hahaha-farzad-kohan-53x35-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hahaha-farzad-kohan-53x35-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6993'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Ha Ha Ha,&#8221; 53&#215;35 in, mixed media on canvas, 2020.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-1320x1320.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/I-am-so-fucking-sorry-farzad-kohan-45x45-inches-mixed-media-on-canvas-2020.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6992'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;I am So Fucking Sorry,&#8221; 45&#215;45 in, mixed media on canvas, 2020.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-goat-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-goat-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-786x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-goat-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-goat-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-600x781.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-goat-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-goat-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-768x1000.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-goat-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6991'>\n\t\t\t\tSelf-portrait with goat, media on Javanan pages, 13.5 x 10.5in, 2022.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-tree-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-tree-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-784x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-tree-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-tree-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-600x784.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-tree-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-tree-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-768x1003.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-tree-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6990'>\n\t\t\t\tSelf-portrait with tree, media on Javanan pages, 13.5 x 10.5in, 2022.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-811x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/farzad-kohan-self-portrait-with-cassettes-Mixed-media-on-pages-Javanan-13.5-x-10.5-inches-2022-600x757.jpg 600w, 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56&#215;45 in, mixed media on canvas, 2022.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\nText has also been central to Kohan\u2019s compositions, as he uses Farsi or Arabic script to add narrative elements. In &#8220;Love Letters,&#8221; a series of works on paper, he describes moments of longing and desire with poetic confessions that are written across the lower portion of his compositions. The artist\u2019s verses correspond with the color schemes and textured surfaces of specific works, as abstraction is used to detail the different sensations of romantic love. With his most recent series of paintings, Kohan records the migration stories of others through excerpted texts or quotes that are written across the canvas in American typewriter font, as though creating an archival document. The forms of these untitled works are inspired by the very process of migration, and reflect the difficulties of assimilation with techniques that attempt to unify repellent materials like oil and water based media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his sculptures and paintings, Kohan has experimented with installation, and also maintains a large body of works on paper that he expands on a daily basis. Although Kohan\u2019s ink drawings reflect similar themes, their figures signal a representational departure for the artist, as the thin, black outline of a recurring man is delicately rendered and accentuated with Persian letters and numbers in addition to other enigmatic symbols.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farzad Kohan&#8217;s art is a bridge and commentary on his Iranian and American worlds, sometimes converging, at other times 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