“The courses designed for our graphic design students are not proper. In other words, there are great problems in how the foundations and structure of graphic design have been established in Iran,” he complained.
“In the past, parents forced their children to become medical doctors or engineers. But now they prefer that their children study graphic design because they think it will earn their children a lot of money,” he added.
An exhibition of Abedini’s works entitled “Virtual Posters” is currently underway at the Momayyez Gallery of the Iranian Artists Forum.
He intends to use the exhibition to prove that graphic art is one of the fine arts and that it can enjoy the same potential.
“In my opinion, an artist can’t limit himself/herself to the viewer’s liking. However, I don’t mean to ignore the viewer’s taste. In fact, the art should be connected with reality,” he stated.
He went on to say that there are two reasons for publishing a poster: one is to provide information and the other is to beautify cities.
“In Western countries, there are special places for the public display of posters. Although Iranian artists spend much time on designing a poster, they don’t consider an appropriate place to post their works.
“I selected this title (for the exhibition) to show that no proper places have been designated to display posters in the country,” he added.
Born in 1967, Abedini studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University. He has held several group and individual exhibitions inside and outside of the country. He also won several awards including the Crystal Simorgh for the best film poster at the Fajr International Film Festival, the Film Critics Special Award for the best film poster, 3rd prize in the poster category of the 6th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers, and the Special Award for Creativity from the Iranian Graphic Designers Society.
Abedini’s exhibition runs until October 6 at the Iranian Artists Forum, which is located on Musavi St., off of Taleqani Ave.
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