Iranian Contemporary Art
Publisher: Booth-Clibborn
Published: March 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781861542069
Subjects: Art styles not limited by date; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Middle Eastern; Exhibition Catalogs; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Iran; Asian; History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945); Art / General; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General
Description: "Representing significant trends of the Iranian art scene, Iranian Contemporary Art covers a wide range of styles, from calligraphic or abstract to figurative, and includes video photography and installations. It takes as a starting point a moment in the early 1960s when artists from Iran, fully acquainted with western art, sought inspiration from their own rich cultural heritage to produce distinctive forms of modern art. More recent works by a younger generation are shown, amongst them pieces that explore a conflict between modernism and tradition, or take a light-hearted look at the paradoxes of contemporary life."--Jacket.