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Sun, 07/18/2010 - 19:53
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Finnish gallery hangs posters by Iranian artists
TEHRAN, July 18 (MNA) -- Posters created by Iranian graphic designer Mohammad Ardalani are currently on display in an exhibition at the Taidejuliste gallery in Helsinki, Finland.
The exhibit features some sixty posters Ardalani designed over the past five years on the theme of poetry, calligraphy and Iranian costumes. The event will run until August 31.
“While I was attending a poster exhibit held in memory of Shigeo Fukuda in Helsinki late October 2009, the gallery’s curator Kriska Rudzinski expressed an interest in my works and asked me to hold a solo exhibit there,” he told the Persian service of Mehr News Agency.
He went on to say that over 90% of the posters are in Persian and most of them are ordered by Tehran Municipality, Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and other Iranian organizations for special occasions.
“Unfortunately, I could not attend the opening ceremony but I know the feedback was good. Gallery officials asked me to prepare more copies of some posters,” he mentioned.
The gallery officials mentioned that the minimalism of the posters attracts and conveys their message even to non-Persian-speaking visitors, and successfully establishes a connection with the Finnish audience, he said.
“Unfortunately in Iran, the organizations that order posters interfere with the design process which leads to a less than satisfactory outcome,” he lamented.
Iranian officials should hold workshops instead of festivals to help young artists make use of veteran designers and enable them to share their experiences, he mentioned.
The exhibit features some sixty posters Ardalani designed over the past five years on the theme of poetry, calligraphy and Iranian costumes. The event will run until August 31.
“While I was attending a poster exhibit held in memory of Shigeo Fukuda in Helsinki late October 2009, the gallery’s curator Kriska Rudzinski expressed an interest in my works and asked me to hold a solo exhibit there,” he told the Persian service of Mehr News Agency.
He went on to say that over 90% of the posters are in Persian and most of them are ordered by Tehran Municipality, Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and other Iranian organizations for special occasions.
“Unfortunately, I could not attend the opening ceremony but I know the feedback was good. Gallery officials asked me to prepare more copies of some posters,” he mentioned.
The gallery officials mentioned that the minimalism of the posters attracts and conveys their message even to non-Persian-speaking visitors, and successfully establishes a connection with the Finnish audience, he said.
“Unfortunately in Iran, the organizations that order posters interfere with the design process which leads to a less than satisfactory outcome,” he lamented.
Iranian officials should hold workshops instead of festivals to help young artists make use of veteran designers and enable them to share their experiences, he mentioned.
