Tehran exhibit reviewing Persian calligraphy in Iranian modern art

TEHRAN,Jan.11(MNA) -- Tehran’s Pardis Gallery of Mellat Park is playing host to an exhibition of calligraphy works reviewing calligraphy in Iranian modern art. Works by 30 artists are on display at the exhibit “A Review of Calligraphy and Writing Elements in Iranian Modern Art”, which opened Monday, attended by a group of veteran calligraphers and artists, Persian news agencies reported. “I always assumed that the medium of cinema and theater are better means for artists to transfer concepts, but the current exhibit made me recognize I was making a mistake,” gallery director Masud Banasiri said at the opening ceremony. “Iran with its long history plays a major role in the art and cultural changes in the world, and our present generation is the sole heir to this significant history,” veteran calligrapher Yadollah Kaboli next said. He continued that calligraphy enjoys an essential position in today’s modern art and that it is the young generation of artists who can help preserve the traditional art of the calligraphy of the past. Kaboli next asked the art and cultural officials to help organize seminars and auctions, currently being held in the neighboring countries, in our country to boost calligraphy here in Iran. Artist Naser Palangi talked about how calligraphic painting developed in recent years, “Master Mahmud Javadipur and his students as well as Mansureh Hosseini and (deceased) Morteza Momayyez were actually the pioneers of calligraphic painting.” He expressed his thanks to the Tehran Municipality as sponsor of the exhibit. Works by Mohammad Ehsaii, Nasrollah Afjeii, Fereidun Omidi, Javad Bakhtiari, Jalil Rasuli, Reza Mafi, and Mehdi Fallah and many more will be on show until February 14.