Iranian painter adopts a unique style

(11 May 2008)

Tehran, 4 May 2008
1. Wide pan from house and garden to artist Fereydoun Kochakian walking away from camera
2. Tilt-up from house's staircase to Fereydoun working on a ceiling painting
3. Mid of same
4. PAN of image of angel babies (cherubs) holding a flower basket on ceiling
5. Mid of angels' picture
6. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Fereydoun Kochakian, Painter:
"My style is inspired by neither European styles nor classic Iranian painting style. Of course, you can find sort of inspiration from all these styles in my works but they are mostly result of my own feelings rooted inside me. I have been living with the feelings which I then put to paint. When I paint something on the ceiling, the feelings I may have that day such as happiness, negativity, sadness or anxiety will all be reflected in my painting. However, I always try to be good so that this goodness will be reflected in my works."

7. Pan of baby angels' painting on ceiling
8. Tilt-up of Fereydoun looking at his painting on ceiling
9. Pull-focus of paint brushes to hand painting a baby angel
10. Wide of Fereydoun painting on ceiling
11. Close up of Fereydoun's face
12. Close up of Fereydoun's hand painting a baby angel
13. Pan of flowers to crown painted on the ceiling
14. Wide of house hall and Fereydoun looking at ceiling
15. Zoom out of baby angels' picture holding a basket of flowers
16. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Fereydoun Kochakian, Painter:
"I have always seen all children as angels. Children are angels indeed because they are sinless. It might have been my strongest motive for painting my inner child. At first, I drew on drawing boards but later I realised that I could better reflect the angelic nature of children with some kind of emotion, so I decided to paint on ceilings. This feeling came from my sense of cinematography because I am a filmmaker too. I believe my main intention was to paint the baby inside me on the ceiling."

17. Close up of Fereydoun's hand drawing patterns on wall
18. Pan from reflection of Fereydoun in the mirror to him in actual life
19. Close up of hand painting
20. Mid of Fereydoun painting a vase of flowers on wall
21. Wide exterior of house
22. Fereydoun walking into the house where he is working
23. Tilt up from close-up of paint palette in Fereydoun's house to his face
24. Close up of hand painting picture of a girl on drawing board
25. Low shot of Fereydoun painting
26. Mid of Fereydoun finishing his work
27. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Fereydoun Kochakian, Painter:
"I receive orders from well-educated people with strong insight. Of course they are well off too. I do not tell them before hand what I am going to paint and they agree to this. Most of them have seen my past works but my new paintings are always different to previous ones. They have never been similar to each other, though my style is distinct and everybody would say that it was painted by me."
28. Fereydoun bringing a finished painting in his living room and hanging it up on wall
29. Various of Fereydoun looking at painting

LEAD IN:

You might call him the 'Michaelangelo' of Iran..... an Iranian painter who has taken to free-style painting on ceilings and walls.

His clientele is rich and educated, and is well receptive to his style.

STORYLINE:

Fereydoun Kochakian has found that painting on canvas inhibits his artistic sense, however ceilings and walls, he says, allow him to express his inner most thoughts and feelings.

48 year old Kochakian likes to involve himself in a variety of modes of expression, from painting to film directing and poetry.











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