Amir Shayesteh Tabar

Amir Shayesteh Tabar (Persian: امیر شایسته تبار‎; born 7 April 1967) is an Iranian artist, painter, poet and movie maker.

Amir Shayesteh Tabar
Born (1967-04-07) 7 April 1967
Tehran, Iran
Notable work
Blue Symphony, Violin, Silence of Universe
MovementPeace Tour By Blue Symphony
Awards'Lorenzo il Magnifico' award from Florence Biennale 2009

Amir is best known for his art works "The Blue Symphony" The concept is completed only by the words of the Basmala: 'In the Name of God the most Gracious the most merciful' بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم and no other words or additional lines, and contains no broken or uncompleted words.

Part of "Hajj" Art Work from Blue Symphony Collection

Early years

Shayesteh Tabar is a Persian Iranian, born to working class parents in Tehran. After finishing his high school. Despite a strong interest in art, he studied for a BA degree in industrial management.

During his time at university, he studied many books about painters, photographers, poets and history of art. Besides that, he spent about 6–7 months attending different painting workshops along with personal practise in painting, graphic design and drawing, mostly in black and white. During his study of Islamic art he came to the conclusion that after the Islamic Golden Age in Art, most of Islamic designs in different countries began to follow the same patterns and outlines, and that they are repeating the same concepts century after century, and concluded that this movement needed some innovation.

Other activities

Shayesteh Tabar has been involved in the arts for many years. He supports open dialogue with all religion and people. The Blue Symphony has been exhibited in Iran,[1][2][3][4][5] Italy[6] United Kingdom[7] Indonesia,[8] Fiji[9][10][11]Dubai[12][13] and Kazakhstan.[14][15][16][17] Shayesteh Tabar is currently planning a "Peace Tour" for Blue Symphony worldwide. Timothy Verdon, art historian and president of the Commission for Ecumenism and Inter-Faith Dialogue of the Archdiocese of Florence, said of his work: "Amir Shayesteh Tabar is a true artist, able to convey with eloquence and elegance,the beauty of tradition to a European audience. As we seek ways of communication with the Islamic World...”

Exhibitions

As Shayesteh Tabar approached 42 years of age, he started to hold mainstream solo exhibitions world wide. At the 2009 Florence Biennale, he received the President's Award.[18]

Amir Shayesteh Tabar, Receiving Award from Florence Biennale 2009, 13 December 2009

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Iranian Artist to Display ‘Blue Symphony’ 27 Oct 2003
  3. Hamshahri Newspaper Oct 28,2003 "in Persian". سمفوني آبي به نگارخانه سعدآباد رسيد
  4. CHN:"Iran Cultural Heritage News Agency" . سمفوني آبي، آفرينش را به تصوير مي كشد Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Blue Symphony Exhibition in Kamaledin Behzad Gallery,Iran . سمفوني آبي درنگارخانه بهزاد
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Blue Symphony Exhibitions – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Indonesia 17 Sep 2010 (in Indonesian)
  9. Arts Showcase in Fiji Islands Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Renowned artist to visit our shore 15 Sep 2010 Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Top Persian artist joins Westin show 06/06/2010 Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Press release "in Arabic" from Alrroya Newspaper Dubai 2009 . الخط العربي يكسب رهان التجدد
  13. Press Release Gulf News, Dubai,UAE 28/08/08 "Spiritual Art with a Purpose"
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. "Winners 2009". Florence Biennale. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012.
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