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TEHRAN – Two galleries in Tehran are holding a retrospective of painter Sirak Melkonian in a joint project.
A collection of paintings created over the past 70 years by the 85-year-old artist are on display at the Arya and Ab Anbar galleries, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Tuesday.
The paintings remind the visitors of the evolution and achievements of Iran’s contemporary paintings over a long period of time.
The nature and character of paintings of this type belong to the divine world, art critic Dariush Kiaras wrote in a text about Melkonian’s works.
The extraordinary concentration on horizontal lines, replacement of drawings by rough sketches, and highlighting disjointed lines are the significant characteristics of his paintings, he added.
Born in 1930 in Arak, Melkonian was the winner of the first prize for the Paris Biennial in 1959 and has held many exhibitions in Iran, France, Canada and the United States.
The two exhibitions opened on January 30 and will run until February 19.
Arya Gallery is located at 10 Zarrin Alley, off Vali-e Asr Ave. and Ab Anbar Gallery can be found at 2 Roshan Manesh Alley, Khaqani St., off Enqelab Ave.
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