The idea was first initiated by Sima Film to produce a telefilm featuring the childhood of Sanati that is tentatively named “Haven”, filmmaker Mohammad-Ali Talebi who is to direct the series told the Persian service of MNA on Monday.
Born in 1916 in Kerman, Sanati studied at the Kamalolmolk School where he learned painting with master painters Abolhassan Sediqi, Ali-Mohammad Heydarian, Hossein Khan Sheikhi, and Ali Rokhsar. Sanati died on April 2, 2006 at the age of 90.
“When I was selected to direct the project, I worked on the plot with Mohammadreza Yusefi and we thought the project had the potential to turn into a TV series. The idea was welcomed by Sima Film,” he said.
I also had several meetings with Sanati’s daughter and finally completed the plot, he said, adding that producer Javad Noruzbeigi will be collaborating in this project.
Sanati lost his father at an early age and his mother was forced to send him to an orphanage. His talent for painting was evident in childhood, and the director of the orphanage sent him to Tehran to continue his studies.
Creations by Sanati consist of over 1000 paintings and 400 sculptures, some of which are kept in Tehran and some remain in Kerman. Two museums are named after Sanati, the Red Crescent Museum in Tehran and the newly established Sanati Museum in Kerman.
“The childhood of master Sanati coincided with the final years of the Qajar dynasty when the society was trying to achieve modernity. The master grew up in the desert region of Kerman where he experienced poverty but grew up as a hard-working man. In the orphanage, he learned that there is a means through which he can express his feelings in order to fight and gain victory,” sculptor Hamid Shans had once said about Sanati in his commemoration ceremony two years ago.
“He decided to narrate the words and feelings of the oppressed people through his art. His works focus on people and their daily lives. He depicts morality and affliction of people in his works. His works reflect the new generation.”
Former President Mohammad Khatami awarded Ali-Akbar Sanati an honorary degree in art for his 60 years of dedicated service.
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