Hooshang khorasani biography of michaels

article by Starla Gatson
photography by Kelly Moore Clark

It’s no secret that energy is a common theme of Hooshang Khorasani’s art.

He declares it in the first line of his artist statement — “Energy in nature and the world around me, in moving colors that show power, in the inner life of my subjects,” he explains in the written explanation of his work — and mentions it several times in his conversation with us at BayouLife. 

Hooshang doesn’t have to announce energy’s presence, though.

It’s something viewers of his art can see plainly.

“One of my clients wrote something that said, ‘Every time I look at my painting, I want to get out and start running,’” he reveals. 

He laughs as he shares the memory, but Khorasani is serious about creating the energy his client felt.

It’s a positive force, he explains. He acknowledges that art can evoke heavy, negative emotions, but he’s only interested in creatin