Publications & Press
Publications & Press
Selected writings, interviews, and critical texts devoted to the work and the movement of Abstract Romanticism.
Monograph
Book on the work of Kamran Khavarani.
2008
The Birth of Abstract Romanticism: Art for a New Humanity, Rumi and the Paintings of Kamran Khavarani
by Professor Albert Boime UCLA
Sybil City Book Co
Honors
Selected Honors & Recognition
- California, USA1984
California Building Officials Award of Excellence for Single Family Design
- California , USA1986
Beverly Hills Architectural Commission Design Award for the World Trade Bank
- United Kingdom2008
Recognition of Abstract Romanticism, International Conference of Art Historians Getty Museum
- Washington, DC2010
Birds of Freedom accepted into the Library of Congress following recognition by the United States Congress
- New York, USA2011
Ellis Island Medal of Honor awarded by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO)
Conversations
Interviews & conversations.
- Filmed ConversationNov 19,2016
Barry Kibrick Between The Lines- PBS
Host Barry Kibrick talks with Artist Kamran Khavarani, about his book, The Birth of Abstract Romanticism, and talk about the birth of the style Abstract Romanticism and how art can heal the soul.
- Filmed Conversation Mar 1, 2017
Barry Kibrick Between The Lines- PBS
An intimate conversation exploring the healing properties of art and the philosophy behind Abstract Romanticism.
Criticism
Critical recognition.
- PROFESSOR ALBERT BOIME
"Khavarani resurrects the romantic idea of an art that can change the world."
Professor of Art History, UCLA — 2005
- Roshan Hubbard
"His massive arrays of light and color bear the trace of motion and emotion."
Art & Film Historian — 2004
- Rabbi Dr. Abner Weiss
"His paintings represent a rare fusion of the philosophical and metaphysical with the aesthetic."
Dean of the London School of Jewish Studies
- BARRY KIBRICK
"A fantastic painter who paints in natural scopes of feeling."
Between the Lines Host — PBS