Calligraphy
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Persian calligram: a modern art style seeking world recognition
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – An Iranian calligrapher, Majid Khandagh Abadi, believes that one of the reasons the Persian calligram has become so popular in the last forty years is because the art style is looking to find an audience outside the country.
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By: Ramin Saffari
Farshchian’s 18th work endowed to Imam Reza Museum in Mashhad
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – At a ceremony, the 18th painting of Master Mahmoud Farshchian endowed to Imam Reza Museum of Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad was unveiled on the wall on Sunday. The work is title, Arsh-e bar- Zamin (the Divine Throne on the Earth). Also a Quran calligraphy on stone, by Master Zamanian, was unveiled at the event.
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By: Mahmoud Rahimi
S Korean envoy to Tehran hosts art exhibition
TEHRAN, May. 26 (MNA) – An art exhibition of calligraphy by Javad Bakhtiari has been held at the residence of South Korea’s ambassador to Tehran.
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Lifelong calligraphy master receives French highest order
TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Calligraphy master Gholamhossein Amirkhani has been awarded by French embassy in Tehran the highest order of the country Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.