Above is master classical Persian singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian in his car amongst demonstrators in Tehran June 2009. He is quoted as saying, “My voice is rubbish and rubble and therefore should not be heard.” This was in response to the President Mahmood Ahmadinejad’s comment referring to the demonstrators as […]
Based on a 12th-century Persian poem, the film-within-the-film is a story of star-crossed love as well known in modern-day Iran as Romeo and Juliet is in the West. Shirin, a beautiful Armenian princess, falls madly in love with a portrait of Khosrow, a young Persian prince, and sets out on […]
Photo by Mohammad Reza Mirzaei Photos by Iranian Artist on Display in Dubai Gallery was last modified: June 2nd, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
watch the video of his art work Rafal Olbinski is a surrealist artist, who has become world famous for his posters and designs. Rafal was born in Poland, and originally trained as an architect in Warsaw. In 1981 he emigrated to the US, where he worked as a painter, illustrator […]
Background Neshat’s parents were upper middle-class. Her father was a well-respected physician and her mother a homemaker. shirin-neshat with Charlie Rose Show was last modified: December 20th, 2008 by mahnaz badihian
new finding in one of his paintings Ear for Love: Woman Hidden Under Van Gogh Painting was last modified: July 31st, 2008 by mahnaz badihian
Biography Reza is a writer who puts his vision on the surface of the canvas. At first he learned classic styles and use of oil color medium. As he grow he tried and experienced other medias like water color and acrylic. Now he is usually uses acrylic medium and his […]
I ask to be put in contact with artists in Afghanistan, who are able to track, and to disseminate a voice that I am sure the artists who live there receive, and see if I can get photographic documents, e-mail on what they are producing, so I could select the […]
Orphan fawn being looked after..! Best picture of 2007 was last modified: April 18th, 2008 by mahnaz badihian
An interview with Majane Satrapi about her heartrending memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Marjane Satrapi – Persepolis was last modified: February 12th, 2008 by ali rezai