RASSOULI is a visionary artist, known for his
unique style of Fusionart. He was born in Isfahan, Iran and migrated to
the
United States as a young man. He is currently residing in Southern
California.
Guided by
his Sufi uncle,
Rassouli grew up hearing and reading mystical poetry while studying
under painting
masters, and
eagerly searching volumes of artistic works of varied traditions and
styles. He
roamed the art museums, won awards for his paintings, and traveled in
classical Europe
as a teenager. He came to the United States in 1963 to have the freedom
to
explore his artistic drive. Here, he studied fine arts and architecture
at the
University of New Mexico and environmental psychology at the University
of Southern California.
Although
he practiced architecture
for a time, painting ultimately became his overpowering passion and his
profession. Through the years,
Rassouli has created hundreds of canvases, in his unique style of
Fusionart, which invite the viewer into the creative power of the heart
and the
wonder
and beauty of the soul. His artistic expressions are radiant with a
life-giving and
captivating energy
that arouse the imagination.
The conceptual approach of Fusionart
has been developing in Rassouli since early childhood, which is evident
in the
expansive scope and variety of his creative work. He continues to
cultivate new
approaches to bring fresh insight to his creations and to develop new
ways to
share the creative process with others.
Rassouli paints with rags, with his fingers,
and uses his favorite brushes when he feels moved to enhance what is
happening
on the canvas. He begins with a canvas primed with black paint and
brings the light
of vision to it developing a relationship with the appearing images as
he creates.
Within the past thirty years, He
has
exhibited widely in Europe, North America and Asia and has created
several major
murals.
Rassouli has written several books, and he shares his excitement for
the creative process wherever he is. He guides others in retreats,
shares his approach to creativity through public talks, in radio
interviews, in
videos and films, but nowhere does he witness to his creativity more
magically than
through his
paintings.
