WORDS UNVEILED | MOTS DÉVOILÉS
Grand-Rue 2
- Genève (Centre) - Genève
VERNISSAGE le 22 novembre
Calligraphy, considered as the most beautiful of artistic expressions, was traditionally related to the depiction of beauty intrinsic to Creation. Some even attributed it to a divine origin. Moreover, in spite of the fact that it allowed a large freedom of form and infinite variations, it was an extremely codified art with strict and complicated rules, which needed to be mastered to achieve perfection, to some extent much like Western painting until the great rupture leading to modern art.
The adoption of western-style modern art at the beginning of the 20th century lead, in Iran as well as elsewhere, to an initial abandonment of traditional modes of expression such as calligraphy. However, beginning in the sixties and since the development of the saqqa-khaneh movement which promoted reference to the modern art movements of other countries, this art has been resurrected in new forms. In fact, it is less the return to old styles than a contemporary re-interpretation
and re-appropriation. It aims to create an aesthetic which speakes to modern tastes yet is still firmly anchored
in history. This exhibition successfully demonstrates this evolution without ambiguity.
WORDS UNVEILED | MOTS DÉVOILÉS
ALIREZA ASTANEH, MOHAMAD BOZORGI, HABIB FARAJABADI, ABOLFAZI SHAHI, BEHROUZ ZINDASHTI
November 19 — December 16, 2012
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday — 11:00 to 18.30h (by appointment outside of these hours)
'''Vernissage: Thursday, November 22, 18-21h'''
Venue: Grande-Rue 2, Geneva, Switzerland
Calligraphy, considered as the most beautiful of artistic expressions, was traditionally related to the depiction of beauty intrinsic to Creation. Some even attributed it to a divine origin. Moreover, in spite of the fact that it allowed a large freedom of form and infinite variations, it was an extremely codified art with strict and complicated rules, which needed to be mastered to achieve perfection, to some extent much like Western painting until the great rupture leading to modern art.
The adoption of western-style modern art at the beginning of the 20th century lead, in Iran as well as elsewhere, to an initial abandonment of traditional modes of expression such as calligraphy. However, beginning in the sixties and since the development of the saqqa-khaneh movement which promoted reference to the modern art movements of other countries, this art has been resurrected in new forms. In fact, it is less the return to old styles than a contemporary re-interpretation
and re-appropriation. It aims to create an aesthetic which speakes to modern tastes yet is still firmly anchored
in history. This exhibition successfully demonstrates this evolution without ambiguity.
WORDS UNVEILED | MOTS DÉVOILÉS
ALIREZA ASTANEH, MOHAMAD BOZORGI, HABIB FARAJABADI, ABOLFAZI SHAHI, BEHROUZ ZINDASHTI
November 19 — December 16, 2012
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday — 11:00 to 18.30h (by appointment outside of these hours)
'''Vernissage: Thursday, November 22, 18-21h'''
Venue: Grande-Rue 2, Geneva, Switzerland
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par Endjavi-barbé Projects le 17 novembre 2012