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Siyah Masgh

Siyah Masgh

Persian calligraphy is similar to Arabic calligraphy. In Arabic calligraphy most of the writing is about the Quran but in Persian calligraphy writing is about poems and literature, and most importantly it is shahnameh, the epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi in 1010 CE.. There is a profound connection and collaboration between calligraphy and the Persian miniature. There are a lot of curves in Persian culture, in dance, in architecture, in calligraphy, as well as

Simorgh

Simorgh

I was born in Tehran, Iran in 1985 in the middle of the Iran- Iraq war and during the huge political changes in the country. I grew up with poetry and stories that my parents were reading to me to keep me calm and avoid the stresses caused by the war. One of my favorite stories that my dad was readying to me was about a bird named Simorgh. Simorgh is a mythical bird in Iranian mythology and literature, which is repeated in two important literature books of Iran Shahnameh (The

“The Law is Banned” or (قانون قدغن) The First Ever Farsi Graffiti in Tehran’s Street by CK1 Keyvan S

“The Law is Banned” or (قانون قدغن) The First Ever Farsi Graffiti in Tehran’s Street by CK1 Keyvan S

The phenomenon of "Graffiti as an Art" did not exist in Iran till the recent millennium. However, there were few artists who brought it to the Iranian streets. Obviously it was not exactly the well-received thing by the authorities. This specific work called “The Law is Banned” or (قانون قدغن) is the first ever graffiti in Tehran that delivered in Farsi language. The date of this work goes back to 2002. This is located in the west of Tehran. There is wall between Shahrak Apad

Keyvan Shovir Drawing Love in London

Keyvan Shovir Drawing Love in London

I spent around 2 months in Britain around summer 2010. In a typical rainy day of London, I got an invitation from a British artist to draw a mural work on one of their site. I’m not an expert in London locations; however, I joint them somewhere around Oval station in South London. I worked on this mural project for a day. During that day I was with one of the best Iranian photographers Mohsen Shahmardi who was responsible for video recording and photo shooting. This is a Pers

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