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Iranian American Contemporary Artist Ali Sabet & His Love Script

by Irandokht PaigahFebruary 14, 2019

I think February is the perfect month to highlight contemporary artist Ali Sabet. Ali is known for incorporating his unique “love script” into his paintings....

Arts and Literature, Painting,

Y.Z. Kami’s Solo Exhibition At Abanbar Gallery In Tehran

by Mina JahanshahiMay 1, 2018

Y.Z. Kami, a remarkable Iranian artist who works with the prestigious Gagosian Gallery in New York, is currently having a major solo exhibition at the...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

Nicky Nodjoumi, An Intelligent Painter In Exile

by Mina JahanshahiMarch 5, 2018

Nodjoumi's work has been shown throughout the world and is a part of important international collections, including the British Museum, the National Museum of Cuba,...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

An On-Going Challenge, Ali Nassir

by Mina JahanshahiFebruary 28, 2018

Ali Nassir has been a different, unique kind of painter on the Iranian art scene. Often viewed as the odd one out of the usual...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

The Painter Of Dreams, Mehdi Farhadian

by Mina JahanshahiFebruary 13, 2018

Mehdi Farhadian is a talented Iranian painter born in 1980. Farhadian graduated from Tehran Art University and shortly thereafter exhibited his artworks in various established galleries...

‘Hunting The Light’ By Reza Derakshani

by Mina JahanshahiFebruary 4, 2018

Sophia Contemporary presents the second exhibition of Reza Derakshani’s unique approach to historical allocation and colourful semi abstraction through 'Hunting the Light'. This show features...

‘A Treatise On Ignorance’ By Iranian Artist Saeed Moayerizadeh

by Parastoo MalekJanuary 30, 2018

The Sareban Art Gallery in Tehran recently showcased 'A Treatise on Ignorance' by contemporary modernist painter Saeed Moayerizadeh. The 26 acrylic-on-canvas paintings is the latest...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

Art Exhibits At The Sa’dabad Cultural Historical Complex

by Parastoo MalekJanuary 25, 2018

Located in Northern Tehran, The Sa'dabad Complex is a sprawling compound filled with the cultural and imaginative beauty of art galleries. The complex, first built...

In Solidarity With Iran

by Hoshang Tareh GolJanuary 5, 2018

Design by Mehdi Taleghani Original published in El Periodico (Spain)

Arts and Literature, Painting,

Iran Hits The London Art Scene

by Sophia AkramNovember 28, 2017

CAMA is a brand-new project that's planning to make a ripple in the London art scene. The gallery’s owners explain to Sophia Akram for The...

News, Painting,

Iranian Painter Vesta Kaviani Wins Award At Italy’s Arte Padova

by Parastoo MalekNovember 19, 2017

Iranian painter Vesta Kaviani is among the six artists who won a silver recognition plate at the 28th edition of the Arte Padova, one of the...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

Iranian Artist Portrays Women In East-West Culture Clash

by Donna LarcenOctober 13, 2017

Afarin Rahmanifar, who grew up in Tehran, Iran, moved with her family to the United States in 1989, 10 years after the Iranian revolution. The...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

She Comes In Colours

by REORIENTJune 21, 2017

‘I am the descendant of four civilisations. In my self-portrait, the hand is Persian, the dress is Byzantine, the face is Cretan, and the eyes...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

Amir H. Fallah: An Artist Deconstructing Identities, One Canvas At A Time

by Shannon YrizarryJune 19, 2017

This artist bravely tells his story to allow others to see themselves in a new light and release emotions. An artist is a master at...

Arts and Literature, Life, Painting,

Made In Iran, Born In America

by REORIENTMay 9, 2017

Ah, 1979: the year the Shah said ‘adios’ to the land of the Lion and Sun; the year Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile in Fgghhhance...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

Initials B.B.

by REORIENTFebruary 17, 2016

It was one of those afternoons I didn’t ever want to end. All I’d brought with me were a pair of bright blue jeans and...

Arts and Literature, Painting,

‘SIMORGH’, By Mohsen Modiri; Acrylic On Canvas, 2015

by Mohsen ModiriJuly 21, 2015

Arts and Literature, Painting,

The Art Of Persian Miniatures

by Farnaz BattikhiJuly 15, 2013

Persian culture is one of the greatest cultures that has ever existed. When the word Persian is mentioned many things pop into a person’s mind;...

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