Bahman Rezaei

Bahman Rezaei, born in 1934 in Kashmar, was an Iranian
cartoonist and painter. He began his professional career in the press in 1959
and worked simultaneously as a journalist, cartoonist, and painter.

By combining Iranian miniature painting with cartooning,
Rezaei developed a distinctive approach that he called Miniactur (Miniactur),
giving the medium a distinctly Iranian character. In the later years of his
career, he devoted greater attention to painting and created series including Farsh-Negareh-ha
and Marg (Death).

Rezaei belonged to the first generation of Iranian
cartoonists and played an influential role in training younger artists. He died
in Tehran in 2025, at the age of 91. His Farsh-Negareh-ha series was
exhibited at Golestan Gallery, while his Marg series was later presented
at Aria Gallery.