Iran

TEHRAN-- An exhibition displaying posters and paintings opened on Monday at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau in Tehran to pay tribute to painter Habibollah Sadeqi.The 65-year-old artist, who was best understood for his works on the Islamic Revolution and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, passed away of heart failure last July.Sadeqi has been represented at the showcase in dozens of works developed by artists such as Abolfazl Khosravi, Amir Dastmardi, Hamed Maghruri, Hossein Yuzbashi, Hamid Qorbanpur and Leila Nirumand.Art Bureau director Mohammad-Mehdi Dadman, Visual Arts Office director Abdorreza Sohrabi, Sadeqis household and a variety of artists participated in the opening event of the exhibition entitled Commemoration of Habib .

A bust of Sadeqi created by Nader Qashqai and one of his paintings on Hazrat Fatima (SA), daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (S), were unveiled at the showcase.In addition, Artist of the No.

5 , a documentary by Mohammad-Saleh Hojjatoleslami that portrays parts of Sadeqis professional profession, was screened at the opening event of the exhibition.

Weve come together at this conference to bear in mind an archetypal artist who was extremely committed to the Islamic Revolution and thoughtful towards the younger generation and individuals of the nation, Art Bureau Deputy Director for Artistic Affairs Ali Foruzanfar said.

He provided a framework that permits us to talk about Iranian and Islamic Revolution art in a serious and clear method, he added.

Habibollah Sadeqi was a pioneer amongst the artists devoted to the Islamic Revolution, and was never reluctant about expressing his views and ideas through his art, he kept in mind.

Sadeqi started painting at eight and after that was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Tehran.

He studied painting in the Fine Art Faculty at the University of Tehran.His academic education continued and he got a Ph.D.

in art at Tarbiat Modarres University.Sadeqi worked as the director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) from 2003 to 2008.

He also performed a number of study jobs on different subjects such as An Analysis of Forms, Images and Colors in the Holy Quran and Images of Humans in the Mirror of Art after the Advent of Islam in Iran .

His works have actually been showcased in over 100 solo and group exhibitions in Iran and have actually received great crucial recognition.

One of his solo exhibits entitled Piece of Paradise was arranged at Tehrans Sareban Gallery in January 2012.

In his newest painting project, A Requiem for the Manifestation of Simorgh , done at the Khial Gallery of the Saba Art and Cultural Institute, Sadeqi paid a homage to General Qassem Soleimani.Photo: Sculptor Nader Qashqai unveils his bust of painter Habibollah Sadeqi in an exhibit that opened at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau in Tehran on January 16, 2023, to commemorate the artist.

(IRNA/Payam Sani)MMS/YAW





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