TEHRAN -- The 5th Damonfar Painting Biennial, which is for artists under 25, opened at Tehran’s Mellat Cinema Complex on Friday.
Works by 95 painters have been selected for the biennial, which runs until October 24.
The biennial is organized by Damonfar, the Iranian representative of France’s Pebeo and Canson, and Germany’s Faber-Castell, three companies that manufacture art materials.
“In addition to their visual beauty, the works make a plain criticism of the human society,” Damonfar Managing Director Seifollah Puya-Rad said at the opening ceremony of the event.
“It seems reasonable for sociologists and officials to visit such exhibitions for analytical purposes,” he added.
“You will certainly be delighted to see the view of the young artists in the works,” he stated.
“I have held out hope that the new generation of Iranian painters will elevate their skills and I’m sure that the developing current of Iranian art is premium and unique in the region,” he added.
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