Ali Shirazi| Khayyam | calligraphy

Ali Shirazi and World of Khayyam as Revealed | Examining the Artistic Work "The Yesterday That’s Gone You Must Forget What it Was"

Ali Shirazi has his own unique style in traditional calligraphy. In April 2012, one of his calligraphy artworks broke the record at the 12th Middle East Christie's auction, selling for 60,000 dollars. He also has had several notable sales at the Christie's and Bonhams auctions in London.

Ali Shirazi's masterpiece with 30 mm pen | 7 secrets of calligraphy of the "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem"

Ali Shirazi, a renowned calligrapher in the Middle East, created the calligraphic piece "بسم اللّٰه الرحمن الرحيم" or "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" (In English: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful"). The exceptional calligraphy and the artist's remarkable ability to write continuously are what set this particular work of art apart.

JafarAli Sarvi Hampa's  Calligraphy at Taraneh Baran Art Galllery /See

Iran art: The new Calligraphy of JafarAli Sarvi Hampa have been shown at Taraneh Baran Art Galllery. "Ashube hendesi 9" continues till 12th of february.

Hediyeh Mortazian, Director of Deilaman Gallery: Original Iranian calligraphy shines in the world, but calligraphers live hard in Iran 

Hedyeh Mortazian, the director of Deilaman Gallery, says that as Iranian calligraphy registered in UNESCO World Heritage List, attention has been drawn to this original art and attention should be paid to the living conditions of the artists as well.

ECO CEO says calligraphy provides window on lofty literature, world without violence

TEHRAN.(Iranart) -The Tajik president of the ECO Cultural Institute in Tehran has said that calligraphy provides a window on lofty literature and a world without violence.

Calligraphers from 30 countries at the Iranian Academy of Arts / Gholamhossein Amirkhani and Alirza Esmaeili said

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- An exhibition of calligraphy works selected from the First Raqs-e Qalam International Exhibition of the Silk Road Calligraphy opened at the Iranian Academy of Arts in Tehran on Friday with a limited number of visitors.

93 calligraphy works to compete in Fajr Festival of Visual Arts

TEHRAN. (Iranart) –A collection of 93 calligraphy works have been selected to compete in the 13th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts to be held in the Saba Art and Cultural Institute in February.

Iran opposes Turkey’s bid to inscribe “Islamic calligraphy” on UNESCO list

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts (MCHTH) announced on Monday that it is opposed to Turkey’s proposal to register Islamic calligraphy as its own heritage on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Iranian artists repercussion to the Turkish reflection on the Islamic calligraphy declaring as intangible cultural heritage

TEHRAN.(Iranart) –Ali Shirazi, Hamidreza Glichkhani and Javad Bakhtiari, Iranian calligraphy masters, called Turkey's action in registering Islamic calligraphy in their own name in Intagible herritage of UNESCO as a forgery of history

Persian Calligraphy: A Capital Market for All Seasons

TEHRAN – (Iranart) - More and more investors in the world are looking at the art market as an alternative to traditional investment assets. At the same time, numerous academic studies have tried to ascertain the returns for art over the years. The question is how come this is not happening in Iran, why not many so many people invest in art?