Homayoun Salimi
Homayoun Salimi | |
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Born | 1948 Tehran, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Education | Mirak Tabrizi Conservatory, Iran; Beaux Art, Paris; Sorbonne |
Known for | Painter |
Style | Geometric abstraction |
Homayoun Salimi (همايون سليمی in
Life and career
Homayoun Salimi was born in 1948, in Tehran.[1] He received his earliest art education at the Mirak Tabrizi Conservatory and later travelled to France to further his studies. In 1978 he obtained a Diploma of Higher Education With Rocheron Prise, at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and in 1982 he obtained a master's degree of aesthetics and sciences of art from the Sorbonne and in 1990, he obtained his Ph.D., also in aesthetics and sciences of art, from Sorbonne.[2]
He is currently a faculty member of the University of Tehran.
Work
Salimi and his contemporary, Habib Ayatollahi, are the only examples of artists working in geometric abstract,[3] and is considered as one of the foremost exponents of the geometric abstract style in Iran.[4]
See also
- Islamic art
- Iranian art
- Islamic calligraphy
- List of Iranian artists
References
- ^ "International Status of Iranian Paintings Improving". Iran Daily. 2005-01-15. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Homayoun Salimi," [Biographical Notes], Cama Gallery Online:
- ^ Rahnavard, Z., Contemporary Iranian Art & the Islamic World, Al-Zahra University, 2002, p. 67
- ^ Zahrā Rahnavard; Dānishgāh-i al-Zahrā (2002). Contemporary Iranian Art & the Islamic World. Al-Zahra University. p. 67.
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