Darius
Foroutan

Born 1964 in Vienna, Austria. Childhood and teenage years spent in Vienna, the "Waldviertel"- Lower Austria and Tehran- Iran. After high school, further studies at the Camillo Sitte- Bauschule Vienna, and architecture at the Technische Universität, Vienna. Among others, studying under Roland Göschl in nude and  architectural drawing and watercolors, and Frantisek Lesak in plastic forms.
Stay in China to study and learn classical Chinese ink painting. From the early 1990 onwards studying with Mehdi Sadjadi (oil painting). Since 1992 working as an architect and freelance artist, among others from 1998 to 2006 cooperating with Hans Hollein. Participation in group exhibitions as part of the Biennale Austria in Vienna and Venice. Last solo exhibition on October 2018 in Vienna, which shows an overview of the last 30 years of his artistic work. Currently living and working in Vienna.