Place and date of birth: Shiraz, 1934
Permanent member and member of the specialized group of visual arts of the Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Education:
- Primary and secondary education: Shiraz;
-Higher education: Graduation in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, (1960);
-(M.Sc.) Painting from the Higher School of Fine Arts of Paris Beaux-Arts, workshop of Professor Logo, Leugeult, (1963);
- Specialization in mural painting on calcareous mortar (fresco) from the Higher School of Fine Arts of Paris (Bouzar), the workshop of Professor Eujum, (1966);
- Specialization in contemporary (modern) mural painting from the Ensba Higher School of Decorative Arts in Paris, workshop of Saboureaut and Cavailesse (1969);
- Specialization in decorative sculpture from the High School of Decorative Arts (Ansba), the workshop of Professor Auricauste, (1968);
- Specialization in interior architecture from the Higher School of Decorative Arts (Anba) Teachers' Workshop: Par Part and Mastorakisse Mastorakisse, (1968);
- Scholar (Master of Science) in Aesthetics and Art Knowledge from the University of Paris 1 and the Sorbonne, Professor Raymond Tesder Tesseydre R, (1975);
PhD in Analytical and Comparative History of Art from the University of Paris 4, Professor: Professor Dehayes, (1968);
- Doctorate in Visual Arts (Scientific and Practical) from the University of Paris 1 Sorbonne, Professor: Jean Laude, (1975);
- D.E.A. ("Diploma" of Postgraduate Studies: First Year of Doctorate) in Urban Planning from the University of Paris 12 Creteil: Professor Shaline Chaline, (1976);
Forgein languges:
-French and Arabic
- English to the extent of using the book.
Resume:
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Department of Visual Arts, (since May 1980);
-Founder and head of the group "Interior Decoration and Architecture" in Tehran Higher School of Construction (1972-1975);
- Associate Professor of the University of Tehran since 1979 and resigned from the University of Tehran in 1987;
- Lecturer at Tarbiat Modares University (since 1988);
- Uiversity faculty memnber of Shahed University from the beginning until now;
- Teaching in Yazd University of Arts, Zahedan, Isfahan Campus, Al-Zahra, Radio and Television Faculty, University Jihad, Higher School of Construction, and Air Force College (before the revolution), etc .;
-Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, June 1980 to May 1982;
- Head of the plan to integrate the faculties and institutions of higher artistic education with the decree and notification of the Islamic Revolutionary Council of Iran, (1980);
- Head of the Art Translation and Composition Committee of the Cultural Revolution Headquarters from the beginning to (1985);
- Member of the editorial board of "Art Teacher" magazine, Faculty of Arts, Tarbiat Modares University;
- Member of the editorial board of Daneshvar Magazine, Shahed University.
Scientific, cultural and artistic activities:
- Member of the International Marketing Organization;
- Member of the UNESCO Association of Visual Arts;
- Member of the Central Committee of the Ghalam Association of Iran (P.E.N),;
- Founding member of the Association of Visual Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
- Member of the Research, Translation and Publication Committee of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
- Head of the Research, Translation and Publication Committee of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
- Head of the Art Planning Committee of the Cultural Revolution Council until 1985;
- Associate member of the Academy of Arts of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
-Founding and expert member of "Museum of Contemporary Handicrafts of Iran";
- Member of the Art Planning Committee of the Academy of Arts;
- Expert in evaluating Western works of art at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran
-Expert in drawing ancient Iranian manuscripts,
-Member of International Association of Exhibition Judges;
-Member of the Artistic Council of the Institute for the Preservation and Publication of the Works of Imam Khomeini.
Judging the articles of scientific-artistic journals:
- Daneshvar, Scientific Quarterly of Shahed University;
- Art Quarterly, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance;
- Artistic Advisor of the Center for Iranian Studies of the Organization of Islamic Culture and Communication;
- Expert and judge of books and artistic researches of the Deputy Minister of Research of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance;
- Expert and judge of art books of Islamic Culture and Communication Organization;
- Scientific and artistic evaluator of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology for different disciplines and branches of art of Islamic Azad University;
- Evaluator of non-profit higher education institutions (Surah, University Jihad, etc.) for the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
Articles:
- Articles about Shiraz carpets in the English-Canadian magazine "CORM" CORM, No. 2, the second period of July 1989 (1989) and issues 2, 3 and 1, etc. The third period, March, September and September, and ... 1990, (1990);
- Article in French in "Islam" magazine, about the art of the Islamic Revolution, (1993);
- Article about the sixth biennial of visual arts in Bangladesh in the Journal of Contemporary Art, No. 2, (December and December 1993);
- Article "Under the pretext of the second biennial" in the Journal of Contemporary Art No. 2, (December and December 1993);
- Article "Ostrich Painting - Contemporary Iranian Art" in Contemporary Art Magazine No. 3, (1993);
- The article "Finding the Roots of the Composing Elements of Iranian Paintings" in the special issue of the first biennial of Iranian-Islamic painting, (June 1993);
- Article "A speech about Islamic art and the art of the Islamic Revolution of Iran" in the quarterly "Revolution University", Journal of Central-University Jihad, No. 106 and 107, (Spring and Summer 1996);
- The article "Crisis in today's Iranian art", in the book of the Iranian Conference on Visual Arts, published by the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Association of Visual Arts, (1991);
- The article "Art Criticism" in the morning book, "Art Publishing Office", No. 3, (Spring 1989);
- Analysis of Shah Tahmaseb Shahnameh drawings, Art Quarterly, (1996);
- "Color in the Quran", Daneshvar Magazine, Shahed University Press, (1999);
- Sultan Mohammad and analysis of his paintings in Shah Tahmaseb Shahnameh, Journal of Visual Arts, No. 41;
- Signs and Symbols and Their Differences, Journal of Visual Arts, No. 44;
- "Art is the communication of beauty, not just its invention", Journal of Visual Arts, No. 45;
- "Aspects of the difference between the aesthetics of the West and the East", for the Iranian Information Center of the Organization of Islamic Culture and Propaganda, Imam Khomeini Complex;
- Summary of the history of Iranian art, Center for Iranian Studies of the Organization of Islamic Culture and Communication;
- History of Iranian Visual Arts, book "Iranian Culture Image", Ilam Publications.
Translations:
- Clergy in art and in painting, especially the work of Vasily Kandinsky, 1973, published and rare;
- Point-Line-Scope, by Vasily Kandinsky, 1974, printed and rare;
- Aesthetics of Islamic Art, by Alexander Papadopoulos, 1996, under publication;
- Kandinsky lessons in the Bauhaus, ready to be published;
- History of World Cinema by Georges Sadwell, ready to be published;
- Game and Creative Elements, Ernest Rutger and Dieta Clayte, in two volumes: 1- point and line 2- range ready for printing;
- The game created by Ernest Rutger and Dieta Clayte in seven volumes: 1- Paper 2- Wood 3- Pottery 4- Yarn and fabric 5- Color and fabric 6- Wavy cardboard 7- Metal;
- Abstract Art, by Michel Ragon, ready to print;
-Twenty-Five Years of Living Art by Michelle Ragon, Art Critic, Ready to Print;
-"Point Creation" (creation of works of art with knots), by Donald J. Wilcox, ready to print;
-The spacecraft, Louis Ammann. Ready to print.
Posts:
- Theoretical foundations of visual arts in two volumes: 1- Tangible dimensions of the work of art, University Press, 1997 (which was previously published under the title "What is art" in Raja Publications), 2- Tangible dimensions of the work of art;
- Analytical and comparative history of Iranian art (briefly) Center for Iranian Studies of the Organization of Islamic Culture and Propaganda;
- Introduction to contemporary world art, 1986;
- Verse of Light, guardianship and Art, 1998;
- Color and its application in various arts, 2000, commissioned by Samt Publishing Organization.
Translation, editing and writing:
- Collection of artistic articles, ready for publication;
- The three great currents of twentieth century art: Fauvism, Cubism and Abstract;
- From sentimentality (Impressionism) to the evolution of art in the 70s;
- Theoretical foundations of Mural, 1995.
Research projects:
- Principles of composition and coloring in Shah Tahmasb Shahnameh drawings for Shahed University;
- Shiraz School 1 and "Khavarannameh" drawings for Shahed University.
Supervision of more than thirty master's theses as follows:
- Causes of the stagnation of Iranian-Islamic painting after Reza Abbasi, Tarbiat Modarres, Mohammad Khazaei (first person), (1991);
- Traditionalism in Art, Tarbiat Modares, Seyed Hassan Soltani, (1992);
- Artistic creation in Iranian-Islamic painting, Tarbiat Modares, Asghar Javani, (1992);
- Basics of principles and techniques in design, Tarbiat Modares, Hassan Razmkhah, (1992);
- Analysis of the roots of Iranian painting, Tarbiat Modares, Mansour Hesami, (1992);
- Basic geometry in Iranian-Islamic painting, Tarbiat Modares, Mohsen Marathi (first person), (1993);
- Principles and bases of painting, Tarbiat Modares, Dariush Fard Dehkordi, (1993);
- Fundamentals of Visual Arts, Tarbiat Modares, Parviz Hakimzadeh Asl, (1993);
- A Comparative Study of the Visual Aspects of Iranian-Islamic Literature and Painting, Tarbiat Modares, Ali Asghar Shirazi, (1994);
- The study of the relationship between the artist and the audience of art and the position of the audience in contemporary art, Tarbiat Modares, Abdolhamid Kashmir Shekan (first person), (1994);
- A Study of Epic-War Works of Iranian Painting, Especially in the Period of Holy Defense, Tarbiat Modares, Bahram Faraj, (1994);
- The Interaction of Art and Technology, Tarbiat Modares, Fatemeh Bahrami, (1994);
- The image of man in the mirror of Iranian art after the advent of Islam, Tarbiat Modares, Habibaullah Sadeghi, (1995);
- A study of the effects of Eastern art on European art from the nineteenth century to World War II, Tarbiat Modares, Atieh Kalani Tehrani (first person), (1995);
- Aesthetic study of Hasht Behesht mansion in Isfahan, University of Tehran (Fine Arts), Golnaz Khadempour, (1995);
- Word and Image, University of Arts, Pedram Hakimzadeh Asl, (1995);
- The Origin of the First Patterns in Children's Painting, University of Arts, Mohammad Ali Rajabi, (1995);
- Analysis of form and color in the works of Sultan Mohammad, Tarbiat Modares, Afsaneh Niki Rashidi, (1996);
- History and Principles of Mural Painting, Tarbiat Modares, Ardeshir Boroujeni, (1995);
- Rehabilitation project of Rajabali Grand Mosque of Tehran, Isfahan Campus Faculty, Mitra Bahar Sefat, (1996);
- Study of murals of Imamzadehs in northern Iran, Tarbiat Modarres, Mohammad Mehdi Akhavian, (1996);
- Study of page layout in the manuscript of the library of the late Grand Ayatollah Marashi, Tarbiat Modares, Ahad Yari Rad (first person), (1996);
- Principles of design and composition in Iranian-Islamic paintings, Tarbiat Modares, Akram Mahmoudi, (1996);
- The process of critique of paintings, University of Arts, Mohammad Keshavarz, (1996);
- East and West, Mughal and Rembrandt School, Islamic Azad University, Central Branch, Raafat Authors, (1996);
- Silk screen printing techniques (silk screen printing), Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Behrouz Mousavi, (1996);
- Visual effects of resurrection from the perspective of the Quran, Tarbiat Modares, Seyed Mohsen Alavinejad, (1997);
- "Far" and its symbol in Sassanid art, University of Art, Saeedeh Jafari, (1997);
- Effective factors in art education (middle school), Islamic Azad University, Central Branch, Javad Qajar, (1997);
- Aesthetic study of Sassanid reliefs, Tarbiat Modares, Mohammad Hossein Jafari Namini, (1999);
- Similarities and contrasts in "modern" and "classical" art, Tarbiat Modares University, Mahmoud Mirzaei, (1999);
-Analytical study of the role of graphics in distance education system, Islamic Azad University, Central Branch, Fatemeh Malek Afzali, (1999);
- Imaginary world in painting and the unconscious in surrealism, Tarbiat Modares, Ali Asghar Gholami, (2000);
- The process of creativity in the visual arts, Tarbiat Modares, Dariush Amin Afshar, (2000);
- Outside and inside in visual arts, PhD thesis in visual arts (Sorbonne University of Paris) in collaboration with Professor Virilieux virilieux, Ms. François Lalland, (1990-1990).
Other artistic activities:
- Participating in more than fifty group exhibitions inside and outside Iran;
- More than 25 solo exhibitions in Iran since 1970;
- Founder of the field of decoration and interior architecture in the Higher School of Construction, 1973 in 1972 and its management until 1975;
- Founder and founder of the visual youth festivals of the cities for the artistic deputy of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance;
- Founding member of the Iranian Academic Society in the path of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, (1977);
- Founding member of the Islamic Society of Iranian Academics on the Path of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, (1978);
- Founder of the Faculty of Arts at Sistan and Baluchestan University, Zahedan Campus;
- Founder of the painting group in the Art, Architecture and Urban Planning Complex of Yazd University;
- Founding member of Shahed University Faculty of Arts;
- Designer of biennial art collection for the Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance;
- Secretary and member of the selection and judging council of the first biennial of Iranian-Islamic painting, (1991);
- Member of the Arbitration Council of the first, second and third biennial of contemporary Iranian painting;
- Member of the Arbitration Council of the Second and Third Biennial of Iranian-Islamic Painting;
- Judging and lecturing in most youth regional festivals in cities;
- Establishment of painting at Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, 1988;
- Consulting and participating in the establishment of the "Museum of Contemporary Handicrafts of Iran" (Valiasr Square) for the Handicrafts Organization of Iran;
- Participated in the Conference of Islamic Arts of Iran in Algiers and lectured there (1988);
- Participated in the Eastern Visual Arts Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and lectured on contemporary Iranian art and the art of the Islamic Revolution, (Winter1994);
- Member of the editorial board of "Art Teacher" Magazine, Faculty of Art, Tarbiat Modares University;
- Member of the editorial board of Daneshvar Magazine (Quarterly) of Shahed University;
-Works of art in private collections abroad, and museums of contemporary art in Tehran, Niavaran Palace-Museum, Saadabad Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Martyrs, Museum of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Academy of Arts, etc
