IRAN ART EXHIBITION: EVERY IMPORTANT PLACE IN IRAN IS DECORATED WITH TILE WORK The creation of Persian tiles began about 1200 A.D. and Persian tiles decorating reached it’s zenith in the 18th and 19th centuries. On any tour for first time visitors, there are the “musts,” of course: the ancient ruins at Persepolis, the gardens […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: HOW A TILE IS DESIGNED? READ HERE The creation of Persian tiles began about 1200 A.D. After conquering Timur, the people of Persia learned from Chinese pottery that many colors could be added to one tile. By 1500 A.D., the colors of Chinese pottery became an integral part of Persian tilemaking and […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: IRANIAN TILE WORKING ATTRACTS EVERY TRAVELER History of tile (glazed brick), manufacture and decoration in Iran, goes back to the prehistoric period. It has an important position among the various decorative arts in Iranian architecture. Four main decorative features could be categorized here. They are stone carvings, brick work, stucco and tile […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: TILE WORKING IN IRAN TRACED BACK TO THE ACHAEMENID ERA Tile working in Iran dates back at least to 1250 B.C, when Chogha Zanbil temple, a ziggurat, was constructed by Elamites near Susa. Later, during Achaemenians, it was used as a decorative art on the walls. Tile making has been going on […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: THE HISTORY OF CERAMIC TILE ART Originating in the Middle East, the earliest evidence of ceramic tile art decorations dates back to Ancient Egypt to around 4,700 BCE. There have been further findings of enamel tiling uncovered in what was Assyria (near ancient Nineveh) and Babylon; these date back to the 7th […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: LITHOGRAPHY IS AN ENJOYABLE PROCESS Lithography is a planographic printmaking process in which a design is drawn onto a flat stone (or prepared metal plate, usually zinc or aluminum) and affixed by means of a chemical reaction. First, the design for the lithograph is drawn directly onto a polished slab of limestone […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: TRADITIONAL RING MAKING HAS MANY FANS IN IRAN The art-craft of metalworking is of the local handicrafts of Iran and many craftsmen and artist of different fields have practiced it for different purposes. Traditional ring making is one of the most prominent handicrafts of Qom in the field of metal working. Beginning […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN TRADITIONAL JEWELRY IS AMAZING! Whenever we talk about traditional jewelry, earrings, golden breast jewels (not to be confused with nipple shield), silver bracelet, and gemmed or bejeweled rings are the first items that come to mind. Nevertheless, the range of such ornamental items well surpasses such a sparse list. A variety […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN JEWELRY DATES BACK TO 5 THOUSAND YEARS AGO Did you know that the world’s oldest pearl necklace belonged to a Persian princess? This antique piece of jewelry is now to be found in the Louvre Museums. This necklace and similar charms point to the ancient history of jewelry in Iran (formerly […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: IRAN AS A COUNTRY WITH RICH CULTURE AND HISTORY IN JEWELRY MAKING Compared with the Mesopotamia and the Nile banks where water was easily accessible and farming faced no difficulty, Iranian plateau inhabitants gained sufficient wealth and chance some centuries later to metal and made ornamentation out of them. Therefore, gold works […]