IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PAINTING LIKE OTHER ARTS OF IRAN HAS ROOTS IN ANCIENT TIMES The history of the art of painting in Iran, goes back to the cave age. In the caves of Lorestan province, painted images of animals and hunting scenes have been discovered. Paintings discovered by W. Semner, on the walls of buildings, […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: ANALYSING THE GREATEST PAINTING WORKS OF WELL-KNOWN PAINTERS Painting is the application of pigments to a support surface that establishes an image, design or decoration. In art the term “painting” describes both the act and the result. Most painting is created with pigment in liquid form and applied with a brush. Exceptions […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PAINTING IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT SUBSET OF VISUAL ARTS A painter is an artist or craftsman that creates works made using paint. Some are formally trained through art school or an apprenticeship, while others choose to train themselves. Painters, like any artists, have a chance at becoming famous or wealthy through […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER? PAINTING OR DRAWING? One of the earliest known forms of artistic expressions, painting has been practiced by humans around the world for millennia, with evidence in the form of used ochre found in caves in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia, dating the practice to at least 60,000 years […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GET FAMILIAR WITH SCULPTURE ART AND ITS ELEMENTS Sculptures are one of the oldest visual art forms in existence and one of the most publicly visible forms of artwork. Sculptures are more than just beautiful objects; they help us learn about ancient civilizations and understand history. Whether classical, like Michelangelo’s ‘David,’ or […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SCULPTORS AND SCULPTING Sculpture is an art that stands proudly side-by-side with other expressive forms like painting and photography to convey the emotions and yearnings of humankind. The human body has been one of its favorite subjects to recreate. Sculpting the Human Body Ideas, representations, and obsessions […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN MINIATURE ASTONISH EVERY VIEWER Based on the figures and motifs Mani, the Iranian prophet, Painter and Calligrapher, has pioneered the miniature of Iran. As he had painted tiny figures in his book in the 3rd century, he can be considered the frontrunner of the miniature art. Mani introduced himself a prophet […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: NEGARGARI OR MINIATURE AN ORIGINAL ART OF IRAN Miniature or Persian miniature is an art that brings the ability of depicting the whole nature in a small frame and basically refers to any delicate artistic phenomenon, regardless the way it has been created. The word miniature in Persian literally means a small […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: FAMOUS CARICATURE ARTISTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THIS ART What is a Caricature? A caricature is a drawing of a real person which distorts or exaggerates certain features, but still retains a likeness: in other words an exaggerated piece of portrait art. Caricatures first became a popular genre of fine art in […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: CARICATURE IS ART OF HUMOR AND EXAGGERATION Definition of Caricatures Consider the dictionary definitions… The word caricature can be used as a noun or verb. As a noun, it’s defined as a picture, description or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated ( larger or smaller) in order […]