Iran master miniaturist Farshchian honored

Master of Persian miniature Mahmoud Farshchian has been honored for his lifetime achievements during an event in Tehran, Iran.

Farshchian was honored for his lifetime achievements during a ceremony held at Vahadat Hall in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Thursday, with the attendance of the artist as well as cultural officials and other artisans.

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi, who attended the event, hailed Farshchian as an icon of contemporary Iranian art.

“Farshchian blends poetry and pictures to produce his works,” Salehi said, adding that, “He has actually brought images and words closer to one another. He showed how one can have roots in tradition but create modern symbols, and make them tangible for the visitors.”

Calligrapher Yadollah Kaboli, who collaborated with Farshchian on previous projects, said that the miniature paintings created by great Iranian artists show an unmatched beauty of God.

“Farshchian is the national artist of Iran, a spiritual artist with a global reputation, who has brought national pride for his country for over half a century,” Kaboli noted.

The grand miniaturist also unveiled several books during the ceremony.

Among the books include the ‘Divan of Hafez’ inscribed by calligrapher Rasul Moradi and decorated with miniature paintings by Farshchian, as well as the ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ by calligrapher Amir-Ahmad Falsafi with paintings by Farshchian.

Born on January 24, 1930 in the city of Isfahan, Mahmoud Farshchian is a master of Persian painting and miniatures.

Farshchian is the founder of his own school in Iranian Painting, which adheres to classical form while making use of new techniques to broaden the scope of Iranian painting.

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