Ninety exquisite Persian tapestries and handicrafts displayed in Guangzhou
The Guangzhou Museum of Art unveiled an exhibit of Persian art, showcasing over 90 pieces of exquisite carpets, rugs, tapestries, decorative art samples and other handicrafts.
The cross-cultural function and aesthetisicm of Chinese foldable screens
The Chinese folding screens made their way to Europe as early as the 17th century, being popular in Europe ever since, and being considered artifacts of exotic or Oriental culture.Records show that around 1700, the British East India Company imported three shiploads of cargo from the southern port city of Guangzhou, including lacquer screens, cabinets, and beds.Moreover, the English writer William Somerset Maugham wrote on one of the Chinese screens, describing his travel life in China, first published in 1922.It’s worth mentioning that Madame de Pompadour, the beloved mistress of King Louise XV of France, used to collect the screens
The early-20th-century rare photography of Mush Armenians taken by a Norwegian nurse
The rare photography showcases Armenian national costume and traditional Armenian dances harmoniously intertwined. The silverware accessories, elaborate headgears, richly-embroidered aprons of women, and vests with the furry shoulders, turban-shaped headdresses, sashes, and wide-leg pants of the men from the united ensemble of Armenian cultural heritage.The photography is considered noteworthy also from the perspective of revealing the curiosity of foreigners towards Armenian culture; it was taken by a Norwegian missionary nurse Bodil Biørn (1871-1960) during the celebration or the feast at Surb Karapet Monastery (4th century, Mush), that was demolished in the year 1915, as a consequence of the Armenian Genocide.Biørn
Lilit Teryan, “Mother of Modern Iranian Sculpture,” the female artist of Armenian descent
The Armenian-Iranian sculptor Lilit Teryan is considered the "Mother of Modern Iranian Sculpture.” She studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. She then left the country to continue her education in France at the University of Beaux-Arts. She could have easily stayed in Paris to establish her artistic career. Still, ultimately, she returned to Iran in 1961, where she began a teaching career at the Faculty of Decorative Arts. She introduced modern sculpture to the academic centers in Iran and then established the Sculpture Department at the faculty.Teryan spent about 30 years teaching sculpture
The digital reconstruction of the legendary Armenian Temple of Haldi in Musarir
The digital reconstruction of the legendary Temple of Haldi in Musarir (Ardini), the supreme god of the Urartian pantheon of the Armenian Kingdom of Van or Urartu has spread light on the advanced architecture of the time. The ruins of Musasir (Ardini) were found on modern-day Rabat Tepe hill, near the town of Sardasht in West Azarbaijan province of Iran.The temple existed 2,500 years ago during the Iron Age when Assyrians and Scythians were trying to take control of the Armenian kingdom.The temple was built in the holy city of Ararat in 825 BCE, but when the Assyrians defeated the
