IRAN ART EXHIBITION: POTTERY OR “SOFALGARI” IS ART OF CLAY AND FIRE Pottery or ‘Sofālgarī’ is one the most acclaimed and renowned, traditional handicrafts of Iran which that refer to the art of making different kinds of pottery and crockery of baked clay such as bowls and jars. Iranian Pottery without glaze is called “biscuit […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: POTTERY AS ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL IRANIAN HANDICRAFTS Pottery is the craft or art of making dishes from clay by hand or wheels and the dishes made in this way are called earthenware. The earthenware pots which are made from different raw materials, mainly reddish brown clays or a mixture of Pottery […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT FORMS OF POTTERY DID IRANIAN USE IN ANCIENT TIMES? There can be found no ancient art resulting in a work like pottery making in Iran or an artificial substance like pottery. It’s the product of man’s thought and cheap with its raw material so abundantly accessible in nature. After the period […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: POTTERY MAKING IS KNOWN AS AN ART Art instead of Industry Although in the past, Pottery has been known as an industry, now in modern society it is known as art. And although, there is considerable information in relation to Iranian ancient pottery, there are very few documents and written information of […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: LALJIN CITY IS THE SYMBOL OF POTTERY IN IRAN The taste and talent of this people can be seen through the designs of their earthen wares”, R. Ghirshman The history of the art of pottery in Iran goes back into ancient time. When agriculture came into existence and cultivation started on Iran’s […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN POTTERY CRAFTS HAVE THE TOP RANK IN THE WORLD Archaeological researches show that Lalejin located in the ancient city of Hamadan or Ecbatana has 7500 years’ history record dating back to ancient Persia, as revealed by excavations in the past and recent years at Ecbatana Hill, Gyan in Nahavand and Nushijan […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: THE MEANING OF PATTERNS ON PERSIAN POTTERY WORKS Objects made of baked clay are called Pottery Art. Industrial pottery is a mixture of art that leads to the production of pottery. Given that the raw materials of Pottery Art are the same as soil, water and fire, it can be imagined that; […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN POTTERY IN ANCIENT TIMES IN IRAN Some 3,000 years ago, in the area south of the Caspian Sea in what is now modern Iran, craftsmen developed a distinctive type of pottery. This small installation features some of the outstanding treasures in the Sackler Gallery’s collection of ancient Iranian ceramics. It celebrates […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PERSIAN HANDICRAFTS June 10 marks the World Handicrafts Day and celebrates the skill of artists and the glamour of handicrafts produced with time-consuming processes all around the world. The World Handicrafts Council, which is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, […]