[custom_adv] Droudy had previously commanded that his works be buried in the museum, which was not possible due to the museum’s unpreparedness. The plan to build the Droudy Museum of homeland was overhauled in September 2016 in the Yousefabad neighborhood, but was not built. The late painter has donated 195 of his paintings to the Iranian people and hopes to install them in his museum before his death. [custom_adv] Born in Mashhad, to a family consisting of traders from Khorasan on her father's side and on her mother's side the family were Caucasian merchants who had settled in Mashhad.Her family moved to Hamburg, Germany, for her father's business, in 1937, and by the early 1940s they were forced to leave because of the beginnings of World War II. By 1945 her family returned to Mashhad. [custom_adv] Darroudi studied at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the history of art at the École du Louvre, both in Paris, France, stained glass at the Royal Academy of Brussels, in Brussels, Belgium,, and television direction and production at the RCA Institute in New York City. [custom_adv] Darroudi’s paintings are defined as Surrealist works. She is able to combine the delicacy and romantic spirit of Persian paintings with the elements of Surrealism.Darroudi's first solo exhibition was held in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, in 1958 at the invitation of the Florida State Art Center. [custom_adv] She wrote articles on the history of art and art criticism for the conservative Iranian newspaper, Kayhan.In 1968, she made a 55 minute long documentary about the 1968 Venice Biennial. She was appointed an honorary professor at the Industrial University of capital, teaching art history. [custom_adv] In 1969 the ITT Corporation commissioned her to paint Iranian Oil. She held exhibitions in Paris and at the Atrium Artist Gallery, Geneva, and a month later at Galarie 21, Zürich.In 1976, she exhibited at the Mexican Museum of Art, where Spanish painter Antonio Rodríguez Luna praised her as one of the world's four greatest painters. [custom_adv] In 1978, she moved to France. Later, she lived between Paris, France, and capital.In 2009, a documentary Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments produced by Bahman Maghsoudlou, focused on the life and art of Darroundi. [custom_adv] In 1968 Darroudi was commissioned by the ITT corporation to create an artwork, entitled persian Petroleum, on the occasion of the launch of a pipeline from Abadan to Mashahr. The painting generated a great deal of media interest and was published in the likes of Time magazine, Newsweek and Life Magazine -- to name but a few. [custom_adv] The artwork was later dubbed "Our Veins, the Earth's Veins," by Ahmad Shamlu, a distinguished persian poet.Darroudi continues to add to her ever-growing collection. To date she has held 60 exhibitions worldwide, and contributed to some 200 group exhibitions across Europe, Central America, Japan and of course her homeland. [custom_adv] Following her success in arts, Darroudi took on a new adventure. In 1966 she began to learn directing at the RCL institute in New York City. That's where she met her husband, Parviz Moghadasi, who was also studying television directing at the time. The two began to collaborate with each-other on various projects at a newly established television production company. [custom_adv] Over the period of six years, they produced over 80 documentaries about both persian and international artists. Her work was consequently recognised by university of Sharif, where she was invited to lecture the History of Art as an honorary professor. [custom_adv] Darroudi's lifetime achievements include her 60 individual exhibitions and 200 group exhibitions, art critiques published in various newspapers, colourful speeches in cultural and artistic establishments around the world, some 80 collaborative documentaries, and last but not least an autobiography, "Distance Between Two Dots". [custom_adv] These are the results of more than 50 years of her work in Contemporary Art of homeland. The same activities that she carried out while rubbing shoulders with great individuals such as Andrew Marlowe, Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, Antonio Rodriguez, Ahmad Shamloo etc. [custom_adv] Today she's hailed as one of the most influential artists in the world, with her artwork displayed at internationally recognised venues such as the capital Museum of Contemporary Arts, the Kerman Museum of Fine Arts, the Sa'dabad Palace, the Saheb Gharani-e Palace, Belgium's Ixelles Museum and a number of exhibitions of Contemporary Art in New York. [custom_adv] Her latest project takes Darroudi back to her motherland, where she has donated some 150 works of art to a foundation named after her to be put on permanent display for the people of homeland. [custom_adv] In 1976, she exhibited at the Mexican Museum of Art, where Spanish painter Antonio Rodríguez Luna praised her as one of the world's four greatest painters. [custom_adv] In 1978, she moved to France. Later, she lived between Paris, France, and capital .In 2009, a documentary Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments produced by Bahman Maghsoudlou, focused on the life and art of Darroundi. [custom_adv] Salvador Dali, a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, had never considered Darroudi’s style close to his own one, but described her as an Eastern artist with unlimited talent. [custom_adv] Darroudi, as a contemporary persian artist, held 64 solo exhibitions at renowned museums and galleries around the world. She also produced 80 documentaries for national TV station of former Iranian regime. 8 precious works of the artist are being displayed at the capital Museum of Contemporary Art as well as other Iranian museums. Some of her art works are being kept at other museums around the globe.
