The Synthesis of Form and Identity: Iranian Art in the 4th to 6th Centuries AH
By Keyvan Shovir, Artist For me, the 4th through 6th centuries AH (roughly the 10th to 12th centuries AD) aren't just dates on a...
Iranian Art and Civilization in the Early Islamic Centuries (1st–3rd Hijri)
The first centuries of Islam mark one of the most transformative chapters in the history of Iranian art and civilization. Between the 7th...
Art and Civilization of the Sasanian (ساسانی) Empire
By Keyvan Shovir The third century CE marks the rise of the Sasanian (ساسانی) dynasty, an Iranian power born in Fars. They revived the...
Parthian Art (هنر اشکانی) and Civilization: Between East and West
A bronze statue of a Parthian nobleman from the sanctuary at Shami in Elymais The story of Parthian Art (هنر اشکانی) is inseparable from...
Reframing Achaemenid Art: Architecture, Ornament, and Contemporary Resonance
Keyvan Shovir The Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BCE), founded by Cyrus the Great and consolidated under Darius I and Xerxes, occupies a...
Median Art and Civilization: From Local Traditions to the Emergence of an Imperial Style
As a researcher and artist, my practice is a constant inquiry into the origins of form and the cultural narratives they embody. The...
The Migration Period: A New Artistic Identity on the Iranian Plateau (دوره کوچ)(هویت هنری نو در فلات ایران)
By Keyvan Shovir, Artist & Researcher As a researcher, my work is a continuous exploration of how cultures define themselves through a...
(هنر و تمدن ایلام )Art and Civilization of Elam
My journey as a creative practitioner is a constant dialogue between my hands and history. As a contemporary artist and researcher, I've...
Tracing the Creative Spirit from Earth to Art on the Iranian Plateau
One of the distinctive "canonical" types of Luristan bronze, the "Master of Animals standard", here on two levels, showing "zoomorphic...
Walking Through Iran’s Forgotten Stories
When I reflect on Iran, I do not merely envision the outlines of a nation-state on a modern political map. Rather, I perceive a vast and...
