Isfahan School Conference Wrapped up

In the presence of masters, scholars, experts and students, Isfahan School Conference ended at Tohid-Khaneh of Isfahan University of Art.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the scholarly secretary of painting congress declared that the conference led us to review profoundly a section of our cultural issues and sources. "More than a hundred articles abstracts were received by the secretariat of the painting congress and finally when some volunteers changed their minds and gave up, 20 essays were selected," he said.

"We intended to give lectures beside the Safavid wall paintings, but cold weather barred us. At painting department ten projects were introduced which in co-operation of the Academy of Arts, five of them were five of them were published," he added.

The secretary of literature department, Khatami indicated to one of the objectives of the conference which was enlightenment on Hindi style particularly on literature, "Despite a widespread fame, the literature of Safavid era was deprived of profound researches. I hope that we could have been able to demystify some ambiguities regarding the literature of that era. At this congress seven research projects were raised and some were published as books," he said.

The secretary of wisdom and philosophy department, Muhammad-Javad Safian said: "Undoubtedly our congress was successfully wrapped up. After various considerations, we picked 20 scholarly essays which some had focused on the relation of art and wisdom. We have other six projects on wisdom and philosophy which all have been approved."

Fariba Afkari, the scholarly secretary of music department of the conference stated: "Since two years ago, the music department of Isfahan school initiated working on the project. Regarding the fact that there are very few researches being done on music, we began to study several ancient texts. At last 13 essays presented at the congress. The majority of our researchers are the students of MA or PhD levels and it is so promising."

Finally the general secretary of the conference, Bahman Namvar Motlaq indicated that two other congresses will be held on Isfahan school, "These two congresses will be underway on Isfahan school in Turkey and India. After the Isfahan School Grand Conference, the ground has been provided for the next sessions and congresses," he said. The ceremony wrapped up with a live sitar performance by Indian master Arvind Parikh.

 

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