Teresa Shannon UBU
The Rook
The film maker Ali Akbar Sadeghi is an Iranian born artist. He began his career as a painter and a teacher in the 1950s. In the mid 1960 he founded Atelier Seven, an avant grade artist group. During his time as part of this group Ali Akbar Sadeghi began using his illustrations to making films. He has won around 15 awards for his films and exhibited his paintings in countless show. After the Iranian Revolution Sadeghi began to focus solely on his painting and establishing a gallery in Iran that supported other Iranian painters.
I was drawn to this video because it shows a fun side of the Middle East that we do not get exposed to. I have a passion for middle eastern art, and Sedighi's work is some of the most fun and free Middle Eastern art I have seen. Because of religious restrictions it is quite unusual to see figures in their artwork. Most of the artistic expression is done with line and calligraphy. Sadighi not only breaks out of this mold he rose far past the restrictions to to make some of the most important Middle Eastern art work of the 20th century.
Ali Akbar-Sadeghi
The Rook
The film maker Ali Akbar Sadeghi is an Iranian born artist. He began his career as a painter and a teacher in the 1950s. In the mid 1960 he founded Atelier Seven, an avant grade artist group. During his time as part of this group Ali Akbar Sadeghi began using his illustrations to making films. He has won around 15 awards for his films and exhibited his paintings in countless show. After the Iranian Revolution Sadeghi began to focus solely on his painting and establishing a gallery in Iran that supported other Iranian painters.
I was drawn to this video because it shows a fun side of the Middle East that we do not get exposed to. I have a passion for middle eastern art, and Sedighi's work is some of the most fun and free Middle Eastern art I have seen. Because of religious restrictions it is quite unusual to see figures in their artwork. Most of the artistic expression is done with line and calligraphy. Sadighi not only breaks out of this mold he rose far past the restrictions to to make some of the most important Middle Eastern art work of the 20th century.
Ali Akbar-Sadeghi
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