Online art platforms in Iran

Iranian art platforms started their activities in 2013 with the launch of "GalleryInfo," and over time, other platforms such as "Artibition," "Darz," "Art Galleries," "Zamineh," "Art Unity," "ArtChart," "Smart Action," and "Bita" joined this field. These platforms operate with various goals, including providing information about art events, supporting artists, offering comprehensive information about visual arts, organizing online and in-person exhibitions, and selling artworks.

A group exhibition of paintings titled "Dar Bast" curated by Ehsan Safari will be displayed on Friday, December 21st at Artibition Gallery. This exhibition will be held with a look at the transient situations in the current life with the presentation of works by Abu Hamid Asadi, Abu Saeed Asadi, Fateme Bojar and Majid Kamrani.

A solo exhibition of Arash Thanehi's works titled "Hidden Connection" will be held in the third gallery on Friday, Dey 21.

From the middle of the 1370s, the paradigm of modernism changed and the flow of contemporary art began in Iran. The expansion of the activities of art-supporting organizations, the formation of specialized art associations and publications, and the advent of the era of communication and new mass communication tools caused Iranian artists to encounter contemporary art discourses and paradigms in international art scenes and to use diverse media in artistic expression.

A group exhibition of paintings titled "Zero Heights" will be displayed on Friday, Dey 7th at Estakhr Gallery, a sub-category of Artibition. This exhibition will be held with a view of nature and with works by Mohammad Ali Nikurai, Sara Sohailifar, Negar Samadi Kia, Siamak Payandeh, Afug Hosseini, Azam Ghazel and Sahel Tolai.

This time Farang city is in front of us in a more tangible dimension with a symbolic matryoshka doll of cultural developments in Iran. The upcoming work with the title "Foreigned City" by Shakiba Parvesh was created with reference to the cultural changes of Iranian society under the influence of Naseruddin Shah's trip to Europe.

A shining box with a golden feather in the reflection of the mirrors inside the box alone is a distinctive and impressive work, and now it is surrounded by a large cube with shiny lines. The upcoming work by the artist Morteza Lasibi has been created with the meaning of staying and shining in the rush.

The opening of the large-scale group exhibition titled "Dorj" will be held on Friday, Azar 23 at Artibition Gallery.

In the beginning, the walls of a house in the basement of an apartment near Saadat Abad were a place for family frames, and with the passage of time, they became a platform for painting frames. Mojdeh Gallery was opened in Mehr 1378, in Mojdeh Tabatabai's father's house.

The clock as a symbol of time, along with Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, shows a contrast with today's smoky city and life. On the other hand, the Shahnameh book, vase and old clock, all three are familiar and desirable signs that, with the memory of the past and our identity, lead to a kind of resilience in the present life. Also, time in another work by placing a crow on the clock next to the bullet and war symbols expresses another interpretation of time because these elements on the carpet motifs are still associated with the emphasis on identity and culture.

The collection of still lifes by Abdi Asbaghi ​​can be attributed to the late approach of this artist. He uses arrangements based on his favorite elements as the beginning of the works of this collection. The warm colors of the fruits and the crocheted white tablecloth at the bottom of a leaf from an old calendar, referring to the Leo zodiac sign, promise the season of warmth and fruits. Ahmadreza Dalvand wrote in a part of a note about Asbaghi ​​in the book "Iham and Ambiguity": "He is a thematic painter who displays his themes in a skillful arrangement and precise execution. By reaching his desired elements, Asbaghi ​​paints his visual poetry on the screen.

What was hidden behind Abdi Asbaghi's canvases has been revealed in his works. Flowers, chickens and birds with contrasting colors pop out from behind the canvas and bring identity and signs from the past. Familiar elements of the Iranian past are stuck out in the imagination and a flower branch is on its beak. Facing the works of Abdi Asbaghi, we see yesterday and now in an eye-catching and deep combination of elements and meanings.