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Iran’s “Lady Sun” shining in Istanbul
TEHRAN, May 2 (MNA) -- “Lady Sun”, Iran’s Contemporary Illustration, is now shining at Istanbul’s Milk Gallery and Design Store.
The exhibit, running from April 26 to May 16, is now displaying artwork by 40 Iranian illustrators and graphic designers.
The show has been arranged by the Iranian Graphic Designers Guild Association (IGDGA), and the Association of Iranian Illustrators in collaboration with the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA).
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Turkey hosted Grafist 14, the 14th International Istanbul Graphic Design Week from April 26 to 30, which will be followed by several exhibitions, seminars and workshops in the coming weeks, veteran graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi said.
“The exhibit is part of a program arranged by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Several friends and I decided to select the title ‘Lady Sun’ since the sun has always been a distinguished element in our illustrations and also in our handicrafts, so we thought it would be a fitting symbol for our country Iran,” he stated.
He added, “We were invited to the exhibit last year and had a limited time to make our selections for display. So, along with Majid Abbasi, I selected artwork done by artists from the two Iranian associations,” he added.
“Illustration has a long history in Iran. What we know as Iranian miniature is actually illustrations for old Persian texts. Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, the poetry of Hafez and Sadi all provided the best reasons of the time for Iranian artists to create beautiful artwork on paper”, reads part of the catalogue written by IGDGA Head of Board of Directors Farshid Mesqali.
“By the time lithography appeared in Iran, artists inspired by miniatures created different illustrations, this time, not based on old texts, but upon the folklore of the Iranian people. Gradually, this art form branched out into different areas such as newspapers, schoolbooks, book covers, and posters.
“Iranian contemporary illustration has traveled a long way during the last 150 years and without doubt, it is now part and parcel of Iranian visual arts,” adds the catalogue.
The exhibit, running from April 26 to May 16, is now displaying artwork by 40 Iranian illustrators and graphic designers.
The show has been arranged by the Iranian Graphic Designers Guild Association (IGDGA), and the Association of Iranian Illustrators in collaboration with the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA).
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Turkey hosted Grafist 14, the 14th International Istanbul Graphic Design Week from April 26 to 30, which will be followed by several exhibitions, seminars and workshops in the coming weeks, veteran graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi said.
“The exhibit is part of a program arranged by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Several friends and I decided to select the title ‘Lady Sun’ since the sun has always been a distinguished element in our illustrations and also in our handicrafts, so we thought it would be a fitting symbol for our country Iran,” he stated.
He added, “We were invited to the exhibit last year and had a limited time to make our selections for display. So, along with Majid Abbasi, I selected artwork done by artists from the two Iranian associations,” he added.
“Illustration has a long history in Iran. What we know as Iranian miniature is actually illustrations for old Persian texts. Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, the poetry of Hafez and Sadi all provided the best reasons of the time for Iranian artists to create beautiful artwork on paper”, reads part of the catalogue written by IGDGA Head of Board of Directors Farshid Mesqali.
“By the time lithography appeared in Iran, artists inspired by miniatures created different illustrations, this time, not based on old texts, but upon the folklore of the Iranian people. Gradually, this art form branched out into different areas such as newspapers, schoolbooks, book covers, and posters.
“Iranian contemporary illustration has traveled a long way during the last 150 years and without doubt, it is now part and parcel of Iranian visual arts,” adds the catalogue.
