Morteza Katouzian was born in 1943 into a middle-class Teheran family. With no formal training, special tools or encouragement outside of the constant support of his family, Katouzian passed his free time sketching and painting, slowly honing his talent in solitude. "When I took my paintings to school, the instructors would refuse to believe they were my original works," Katouzian joked recently. Discussing the role of the artist in the modern world, Katouzian remarks, "I could never stop painting; my heart is like a mirror, reflecting the reality of the surrounding world.”

The painter, Morteza Katouzian, says: "I am not interested to draw exceptional phenomena. Each single human being has a hidden infinite. I only try to draw the beauties of this single life; drawings of the simple moments that follow each other". Each detailed painting of daily life, natural scenes, or portraits are carefully created in pen and oil on canvas and paper.

A Glance while Passing (1995)

A look at Abbyaneh(1). (1986)

A look at Abbyaneh(2). (1986)

A look at Abbyaneh(3). (1986)

A look at Abbyaneh(4). (1986)

Rural Old Man. (2003) The Forgottens. (1996)

In a Village. (1988)

The village. (1986)

Place to Live! (1999)

Marvels of Light. (1986)

Keepsake. (1985)

On the Trail. (1994)

Waiting Without Hope! (2000) The Fall Blossoms . (1997)

Untitled. (2007)

Untitled. (1990)

Exhausted from Work. (1997)

In the Memory of Molla Sadra. (2005)

Old Dervish in the Mosque. (1996)

Red Pepper Pot. (1999)

Master Mohammad Hossein Shahriar (Poet). (1995)

The Baluch (1995)

The Musician. (1993)

Untitled. (1986)

The Passage of Life. (1988)

Before the End. (1990)

The Moving. (1997)

The Old man and the Tea. (1984)

Tired Old Man. (2005)

The Pain and the Thought (1983)

In Memory of Dear Released Iranian POWs (1991)

Regretful. (1981)

Young Laborer. (1999)

Chicken – Seller Student. (1995)The Summer Holidays. (1991)

The Student.(1984) Childhood Memories. (1992)

Children in the Alley. (1997)

The Baluch in Bazaar (1996)

Sound: Djivan Gasparyan - The way back; Mama

Text and pictures: Internet

Arangement: Sanda Foişoreanu

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