Renowned Contemporary Figures
Represantation of the unique Iranian art(s)
 
Mahmoud Farshchian  
Dreams and beauty depicted through the brush of an Iranian master painter
Born in the city of Isfahan in 1929, Farshchian was brought up among great masters of architecture and carpet-weaving. Benefiting from their invaluable experiences, he also learned painting, carpet-designs, ceramics and pottery in the Fine Art Institute and at the age of 24 one of his first ceramic works ornamented the private art collection of Professor Pope, one of the esteemed aesthetes of the time.
Farshchian skilfully intermingled the techniques of the classical European painting with those of the traditional Persian painting and thus founded a new school without ever ceasing to be a true Iranian artist. Federico Mayor, the head of UNESCO, describes his works as an odyssey into the world of wonders where reality and imagination are finely blended together. "His art collections are always sparkling like a thousand stars and hence UNESCO is proud to cooperate with him."
Farshchian paintings on display within numerous galleries in Istanbul, Rome, Munich, Paris, New York, Washington and China have already enchanted countless number of art enthusiasts while famous public museums and private collections of Queen Victoria, Lindon Johnson, Former president of Italy, Japan's crown price and The Netherlands' Queen Juliana have elegantly been enriched by his masterpieces.

 

Resam Arabzadeh

Innovation in the art of carpet weaving
Born in Tabriz in 1915, a city famous for its exquisite carpets, Resam Arabzadeh ranks first in popularity among all contemporary master designers of Persian carpets. He led an splendid and fruitful artistic life till his demise in 1995. Regarding hand-made carpets as the symbol of ethnic identity of all Iranians, he always wished that certain day or week of the calendar year were set forth in appreciation of this unique national art and industry.
A brilliant new technique devised by Arabzadeh and called "Gere-Gere" increases the life or durability of Persian carpets even beyond the expected 200 years which they are currently enjoyed as a beautiful object of art. More importantly, Arabzadeh constantly attempted to employ traditional images in his designs which derived from the ancient Persian style of painting called "miniature" and his most significant works
consist of Dance of The Angels, The Vast World of The Little Insanes (sprang from the Cubism and designed in admiration for peace) and finally The Royal Court of Sultan-mahmoud.
His life-long devotion to the realm of art not only included teaching and training 3,000 female master carpet weavers, but also dedicating his own masterpieces to the people of Iran--now all on display in a museum called
"Resam Arabzadeh" Cultural Foundation.

 

 

 

 

 
Moradi-e Kermani  
As a household name, Moradi Kermani is quite popular among all Iranian families. Kermani's most successful work a TV series called "Majid Stories" not only has been shown on IRIB several times, but was also declared as the best juvenilia in Iran in 1981.
Among 130 literary works presented by 30 famous writers world-wide the juvenilia jury in Costa Rica also granted the "Jose Marti Award" to Moradi Kermani. The host country later requested to receive an inclusive collection of all the writer’s literary compositions for translation and further utilisation in Akhillis Nasura Main Reference Library.
His books have already been translated into German, Dutch, English, Spanish and Arabic languages. In addition, Moradi Kermani's remarkable accomplishments also include thirteen literary pieces, twenty domestic awards and the international "Hans Christian Anderson Award" which was granted to him in 1992. Moreover, the Latin America Regional Foundation as well as CPNB Institute also granted him their honourary diplomas for his excellent literary works, addressing the crucial global humanitarian issues. twenty domestic awards and the international "Hans Christian Anderson Award" which was granted to him in 1992. Moreover, the Latin America Regional Foundation as well as CPNB Institute also granted him their honourary diplomas for his excellent literary works, addressing the crucial global humanitarian issues.
  Bahram Saleki

Art historian and aestheticians generally use the term "Sacred Art" to describe those works of art whose religious contents are inextricably intertwined with the spiritual truth and their very forms are also consistent with such realities. Bahram Saleki, born in 1958, is a young gifted artist whose great works are all clear testaments to this particular definition of art.
As a distinguished professor, now teaching graphics at the College of Fine Art, he studied photography and graphics and his splendid works now contain numerous exquisite paintings, superb miniatures and meticulous " Tazhibe"-- book-decorating.
Saleki's most significant masterpiece includes his work on an "ancient Qu'ran," sacred book of the Muslims, in which he skilfully endeavored to excel the quality of calligraphy and "Tazhibe" almost to perfection.
Remarkably, calligraphy and writing-skills used in the "Holy Qu'ran" not only are regarded as a treasured form of the visual arts throughout the Islamic world, but also incorporate variety of other arts as well. Accordingly, elaborate selection of "Koofi-Irani handwiritng" by Saleki certainly adds a unique beauty and elegance to his work and thus makes it worthy of being used as the main ornamentation of this particular copy of the Holy Qu'ran. As a highly esteemed master craftsman, he was awarded Tehran Great Qu'ran Exhibitions Special Prize in 1996 and, at the same year, Iran Cultural Heritage Organisation presented him with the Highest Medal of Achievement.