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Shahla Aghapour, Iranian-born German painter, author and gallery director Aydin Aghdashloo (1940– ) painter, graphic artist , art curator , writer, and film critic Samira Alikhanzadeh (1967– ) painter, mixed media artist
Sanaz Mazinani (born 1978), Iranian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist, works including installation art, photography; Laleh Mehran, Iranian-American multimedia artist and professor; Alina Mnatsakanian (born 1958), Iranian-Armenian Switzerland-based visual artist; Mandana Moghaddam (born 1962), Iranian-Swedish visual artist
The arts of Iran are one of the richest art heritages in world history and encompasses many traditional disciplines including architecture, painting, literature, music, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and stonemasonry. There is also a very vibrant Iranian modern and contemporary art scene, as well as
Line art emphasizes form and drawings, of several (few) constant widths (as in technical illustrations), or of freely varying widths (as in brush work or engraving). Line art may tend towards realism (as in much of Gustave Doré 's work), or it may be a caricature , cartoon , ideograph , or glyph .
The following list of notable Iranian artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Iran, ...
Persian art or Iranian art (Persian: هنر ایرانی, romanized: Honar-è Irâni) has one of the richest art heritages in world history and has been strong in many media including architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and sculpture.
The Iranian revolution by 1979 halted the dynamics of the Iranian arts scene. [18] It has been debated by various scholars after the publication of Edward Said's 1978 book Orientalism (which posed similar questions), was the Saqqakhaneh movement affected by the postcolonial view of Iran or rather, did it intensify Orientalism. [19] [20]
Iran Darroudi (2 September 1936 – 29 October 2021; Persian: ایران درودی) was a prominent Iranian modern artist. Her work is characterized by surreal paintings that incorporate Iranian-themed imagery and striking lighting effects.