Press conference of conference of Isfahan school was held.

conference of Isfahan school which will be held on November 2006 will contain 8 congresses that discuss art and culture of Isfahan in Safavid era.

According to Academy of Arts' public relations report, this congress is the greatest activity of Academy of arts after congress about Harat School and Tabriz school. In this press conference Secretary-General of this congress, Dr. Bahman Namvar Motlagh said: Isfahan was chosen as cultural capital of Islamic world by ISESCO organization, and this was the best time to survey Isfahan school. But as this school has great influence on various sciences and different aspects of cultural events it was necessary to survey it more carefully.

He continued: This congress would last eight day that in opening and closing dates all artistic topics will be surveyed and in the other days, scientific groups will survey the topics individually. The conference of Isfahan school will take in 8 congresses; each of them has got separate secretary and scientific group.

The secretary of each congress will be as follow:

Calligraphy: Mr. Amirkhani , Performing art : Tajbakhsh Fanaeeian , Miniatures : Asghar Javani , Architecture and urban planning : Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi and Mehrdad Ghayoomi, Music : Fariba Afkari, Literature : Ahmad Khatami and Mansour Servat , Industrial arts :Hossein Yavari, and Theosophy and philosophy : Mohammadjavad Safian.

He continued: this is the largest contemporary scientific action that has been contributed by related organizations. ISESCO and Islamic Culture and Relations organization will cooperate with Academy of arts in this large congress. Although with this exhibition about 50 books will be published.

Regarding the existence of various arts in the life of people in Safavid era, Mr. Amirkhani, Secretary of Calligraphy congress, said: all of the artistic fields which are related to people's life were derived from Safavid era. But we could not see any Iranian arts parades in these days. One of the main goals of this congress is to remind the Safavid era and finding the new ways to combine the arts with the normal life.



In Iran calligraphy was born after Islam and till Timurids was just a tool for people to communicate with each other, but after that gradually it became an art and it has been integrated with the other arts. Calligraphy was integrated perfectly in Safavid era. In this congress we will examine the integration of calligraphy and it's relation with the other arts such as architecture and literature.

Also regarding that Iranian performance was forgotten after Ghajarieh, Dr. Fanaeeian said: although entering western theaters to Iran have led to some achievements but it fades away Iranian and oriental performing arts. There were few tries to clarify oriental performing arts but they were not enough. Only two books by Molla Kashefi were written on this subject those contained basis and structures of Iran performance. In this congress we will survey all aspects of this art in Safavid era.

About urban planning and Architecture in Safavid era, Mehrdad Ghayoomi said: architecture in this period is natural derivation of Timurids era, but its architecture is so special that has not been seen in any pervious eras. Streets and squares in Isfahan are uniquely made in Safavid era. Naghsh-e-Jahan square and streets around it and also emigrational towns such as Jolfa town are great examples of urban planning of Safavid era and Isfahan school.

Expressing his happiness of holding this conference, said Dr. Sadri representative of ISESCO in Iran: ISESCO is working on development of science, education and culture in 53 Islamic countries, we are trying to cooperate with Academy of arts in Isfahan school Conference in following fields: designing, editing and specially supporting.

Dr. Javani, secretary of miniature congress, regarding that miniature of Isfahan school is great event of 14th and 15th centuries, said: in miniature congress, activities such as introduction of Isfahan miniatures, basis of Isfahan school and collecting relics of Isfahan school from all over the world. He also announces some welcoming congresses in other cities.



Regarding that Isfahan is center of Iran handicrafts, Dr. Hossein Yavari secretary of industrial arts congress said: in industrial arts congress we will try to present essays , exhibition activities, photo museum and speeches about arts of Safavid era which are parades of magnificence of industrial arts. Ms. Fariba Afkari , secretary of music congress said : Safavid era is paramount of Iranian art , in this congress music of Safavid era and it's relation with Osmon music and other culture will be surveyed .influence of Isfahan school in proceeding periods will also be surveyed in this congress.

conference of Isfahan school will be held in Tehran and Isfahan at December 2006. Recall to this conference will be published in newspapers in following week

 

www.honar.ac.ir
E-mail:isfahan@honar.ac.ir