Aziz Art September 2018

AZIZ ARt
September
2018
Mohammad Ali
Taraghijah
Competition
Ahmed Mater

1-The Unknown Fallen
7-Competition
9-Mohammad Ali
Taraghijah
17-Ahmed Mater
21-Competition
Director: Aziz Anzabi
Editor : Nafiseh Yaghoubi
Translator : Asra Yaghoubi
Research: Zohreh Nazari
http://www.aziz_anzabi.com

Forgotten Heroes project
“The Unknown Fallen” is a visual
feast for readers of all ages, with
lavishly drawn illustrations and
striking authentic pictures. It
features not only historical
aspects of the First World War
but also unveils forgotten stories
and testimonies backed up with
breath-taking photos from
Muslim soldiers from all
continents fighting with the
Allied forces in battlefields far
away from their homes. It
highlights the mutual historical
and cultural interest of all these
brothers-in-arms and many more
fascinating facts associated with
every region of our planet.
Discover six years of war,
unrestricted by the constraints of
physical space with more than
200 unique pictures accompanied
by lively, informative text, offering
hours of jaw dropping moments –
highlighting that Muslims from
around the world contributed to
the history of Europe, thus
affirming that Muslim diaspora
communities are stakeholders in
Europe.
See the world in a whole new way
guided by images paired with
thought-provoking quotes that
encourage curiosity and hopefully
inspire you to look more closely at
an unknown world of interfaith in
and behind the trenches of the
cruel war that was World War 1.
Through the coffee table book our
project brings to attention the
contribution of Muslims in World
War 1, and the opportunities to use
this part of history to build bridges
of peace and understanding
between people of all faith and
none, to our audience of teenagers
and adults.
Coffee table books are fantastic
windows into worlds that most
people don’t have the ability to
experience on their own. While
picture books often present big,
lush illustrated landscapes – coffee
table books present a completely
different experience. Coffee table
books are all about curation.
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They’re about collecting
perspectives on the real world,
gathering together that material,
showing the connections
between that material, and then
presenting those collections in
the most visually appealing way
possible.
If those curated collections are
attractive to adult audiences,
how powerful will they be for a
younger audience? For a
teenager whose experience with
the
outside world begins and ends
with TV or maybe a trip to the
battlefields in Europe, “The
Unknown Fallen” is an annotated
guidebook to the outside world.
“The Unknown Fallen” is a big
book and, as you might guess, it’s
packed end-to-end with an
incredible amount of information.
It’s attractive to look at, as
something from National
Geographic. On your table, it will
confirm that you are smart,
interested in history, religion and
peace building initiatives. But its
real value lies in what it can do
for our children to whom the
future belongs.
“The Unknown Fallen” is a big book
and, as you might guess, it’s packed
end-to-end with an incredible
amount of information. It’s
attractive to look at, as something
from National Geographic. On your
table, it will confirm that you are
smart, interested in history, religion
and peace building initiatives. But
its real value lies in what it can do
for our children to whom the future
belongs.
Teenagers have accumulated
enough facts from school to allow
them familiarity with the “The
Unknown Fallen” timelines. But
how those events and discoveries
fit together will still be an entirely
new world for them.
This book could totally change a
preteen’s life. Present “The
Unknown Fallen” to a younger
group and, suddenly, the ho-hum
parts become shiny new, and the
not-quite-deep-enough
explanations become intriguing
jumping-off points— offering just
enough information that they can
feel smarter than their teachers,
and just enough

mystery that together you and your youngster feel the need to explore
the subject further. A coffee table book on “The Unknown Fallen” is
magic for sure.
This project is being exhibited along with “the unknown falling “ book
and works of young people about war and conflict

AWARDS: Between 7 and 10 artists exhibiting exemplary work in their
respective fields will receive a cash awards ranging from $250 - $500 at
CraftBoston Holiday. An independent juror will select the award
recipients from varying media categories. Each award winner will be
granted automatic entry into the following year’s shows. One artist will
also be selected to join the Fuller Craft Museum’s permanent collection.
There is only one application, deadline, and fee to apply to both
CraftBoston Spring 2019 and CraftBoston Holiday 2019.
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More info at www.craftboston.org

Mohammad Ali Taraghijah
1943 – August 12, 2010 was an
Iranian painter, his work often
featured rural, Iranian, landscape
imagery.
Born 1943 in Tehran, Iran. He
graduated from the College of
Science & Technology with a
degree in Mechanical Engineering,
yet his heart was set on creating
art. He participated in the Iran
National Art Competition in 1968
and he won the
Golden Award that year.
In 1970 he returned to
Tehran and decided to take up
painting professionally.
In 1994, the Teheran Museum of
Contemporary Arts selected some
of his works for the museum
collection and printed a collection
of these works. In 1998, UNICEF
selected two of his paintings for
their Christmas cards.
His beautiful works have been
exhibited in Switzerland, Germany,
Italy, France, United States and
Japan. His paintings were selected
by the International Museum of
20th Century Arts (TIMOTCA) to
present Iran’s art.
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Exhibitions
2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000,
1999, 1998,1996 Galerie Arcade Chausse-Coqs, Genève, Switzerland.
2009 CHRISTIE'S Auction, Dubai, UEA (International Modern and
Contemporary Art)
2009 The First Fadjr International Visual Arts Festival (TMCA).
2008 CHRISTIE'S Auction, Dubai, UEA (International Modern and
Contemporary Art)
2008 Bonhams auction Royal Mirage Hotel Dubai (Modern and
Contemporary Arab, Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani Art).
2008 The 7th National Biennial of Iranian Contemporary Painting Saba
cultural Center.
2007 CHRISTIE'S Auction, Dubai, UEA (International Modern and
Contemporary Art)
2007 The First Iranian Biennial of Printmaking, Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art.
2007 Persian spring's exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
(TMCA).
2006-2004-2002-2000 the International Painting Biennial of the Islamic
World (TMCA).
2006 International visual Arts Festival of Resistance, Tehran Museum of
Contemporary Art.
2006 Gallery Artefiz, Zurich, Switzerland.
2006 Beijing International Art Expo 2006, China.
2005 Museu da Agua, Lisbon Portugal + Palácio da Bolsa Porto Portugal.
2005 X-Cathédrale Sacré Coeur, Casablanca, Morocco.
2005 Modern Art Movement, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
2004 Capua, Chiosto di San Domenico, Italy.
2004 Villa Dutoite, Genève, Switzerland.
2003 Museum of Art & Science, Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
2003 Al Bidda Gallery, Doha, Qatar.
2003 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, U.S.
2003 Spiritual Vision Exhibition, Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art.

2003,2000,1997,1995,1993,1991 Iranian Painting Biennial, TMCA.
2002 Los Angeles (Central) Public Library, U.S.
2002 Christie's, London, UK.
2001 Meredian International Center,Washington D.C., U.S.
2001 Sharjeh Art Biennial, U.A.E.
2001 Queens Library Gallery, New York, U.S.
2001 United Nation, Genève, Switzerland.
2001 Barbican Art Galleries, London, U.K.
2001 Galerie Amber, Leiden, Netherlands.
2000 Gallery Azteca, Madrid, Spain.
2000 The International Contemporary Arts Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2000 Symbolic Expression in Iranian Modernist Painting, Teheran
Museum of Contemporary Art.
2000 Art Expo New York, New York, U.S.
2000 International Trade Center, Washington DC.
2000 1st. Drawing Biennial, Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art
(TMCA).
1999 Islamic Cultural Centre, London, U.K.
1998 Art Triennal of India, Dehli, India.
1998 Expo 98 Lisbon, Portugal.
1997 China Art Expo 97, Beijing, China.
1997 Maison de l'Iran,Paris, France.
1997,1993,1990 Rathaus Pavillon Pforzheim, Germany.
1996 Feria Internacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico.
1995 27e Festival International de Peinture, Canges-sur-Mer, France.
1995 Galerie Reindle, Innsbruck, Austria.
1994 Fortezza de Basso, Florance, Italy.
1994,1988 Galerie Galeothek, Innsbruck, Austria.
1993,1991 Gallery Seyhoon, Teheran, Iran.
1992 Galerie Art & Decor, Wien, Austria.
1992,1989,1988,1986, 1986 Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art
(TMCA), Iran.

1991,1989 Galerie im Ried, Zürich, Switzerland.
1988 Galerie Modus-Vivendi, Zürich, Switzerland.
1988 Gallery Taichi, Tokyo, Japan.
1986 Galerie 8, Yverdon, Switzerland.
1986 Galerie d'Art du vieux Montreux, Switzerland.
1986, 1984 Galerie 8, Yverdon, Switzerland.
1985 Corsh Gallery, Chicago, U.S.
1985 Galerie Milton, Yverdon, Switzerland.
1983 Solo show Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA)
1984 Galerie Shaller, Stuttgart, Germany.
1983 2nd Asian Art Bienniale, Bangladesh.
1983 Galerie Migros, St.-Croix, Switzerland.
1978 Art 9'78, The International Art Fair Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
1976 Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran.
1974 First Tehran International Art Expo Iran.
1967 Winner of the Gold medal in the Art Competition of the
Universities in Iran.

Aziz Anzabi

Ahmed Mater
Born 1979, Tabuk,
Saudi Arabia is a Saudi artist and
physician.
His mediums are photography,
calligraphy, painting, installation,
performance and video. His work,
which explores history, the
narratives and aesthetics of
Islamic culture, and addresses
consumerism and transformation
taking place in the region and its
effects on geopolitics,
has attracted an international
audience. In 2003, he cofounded
"Edge of Arabia", an independent
arts initiative dedicated to
promoting the appreciation of
contemporary Arab art and
culture, with a focus on Saudi
Arabia.
Life and career
Ahmed Mater was born in 1979
in Tabuk in the north west of
Saudi Arabia on the Jordanian
border. He is the first child of
Mater Ahmed Al-Ziad, a
sergeant in the Saudi Arabian
Army, and
Fatimah Hassan Abdullah Aseeri, a
calligrapher and painter of
traditional Aseeri houses. Ahmed
has two brothers, Bandar
and Mohamed, and four sisters,
Aicha, Jawaher, Jamila and Reem.
In the 1990s Mater was given a
studio space in Abha at the al-
Meftaha artists' village.
He splits his time between the
Saudi Arabian cities of Abha,
Jeddah and Makkah.
Mater's wife, Arwa Alneami, is also
an artist. Together they run
pharan.studio – a salon, artists'
studios and "cultural mining
project" in Jeddah.
Work
Mater's work has been exhibited
internationally and acquired by
major international museums.
Illuminations, acquired by The
British Museum, is a series that
combines explicit notes from his
medical education with images of
the Kaaba and a mosque,
distributed as a collage around blue
and black x-ray images.
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The work seems to ask the viewer if documenting the changes taking
humanity is more than just the place in Islam's holiest city. Mater
structure of the body.
considers the unprecedented
In 2006, Mater mounted an redevelopment of the Masjid Alinstallation
titled
Haram, including a multibilliondollar
complex of luxury hotels,
The Yellow Cow products,
a work that address ecological malls and apartments.
challenges of modern urbanized
society. According to the artist,
"The cow with the
yellow color was used as an
expression of religious heritage."
His Desert of Pharan series
features photographs and films
gathered over five-years,
Magnetism is a black cuboid
magnet surrounded by iron filings
to represent Hajj, Muslim's annual
pilgrimage which includes the
circumambulation of the Kaaba.

Exhibitions
2001 Landing on the Earth's Surface, Al-Maseef Culture Club, Abha, KSA
2003 X-Ray Project - 6th Saudi Malwan Contest Tour, Jeddah, Beirut,
Sidon and Manama (Jun10 – Sept 25)
2004 Standing in Front of You, King Khaled University, Abha, KSA.
2004 Chewing (Mudgah), Almiftaha Arts Village, Abha, KSA.
2004 The End - Al Meftaha Arts Village, Abha (Dec15 – Dec30)
2006 Ahmed Mater Al Ziad Aseeri -Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia,
London (May 12)
2006 Son of Aseer- Al Meftaha Arts Village, Abha (Oct10 – Oct30)
2009 Illumination, Art Space, Dubai (Mar15-Apr 15)
2010 Ahmed Mater, The Vinyl Factory Gallery, London (Oct 11 – Oct 31)
2013 100 Found Objects, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE
2016 Symbolic Cities: The Work of Ahmed Mater, Smithsonian, Arthur
M. Sackler Gallery Washington, USA
2016 Evolution of Man at Standing Rock, North Dakota
2017 Mitochondria: Powerhouses at GALLERIA CONTINUA San
Gimignano, Italy (September 23, 2017 – January 7, 2018)
2017 Ahmed Mater: Mecca Journeys, Brooklyn Museum, New York,
USA (December 1, 2017 – April 8, 2018)

Publications and monographs
2006 Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East, British Museum
Press
2009 ADACH Platform for Visual Arts in Venice, Catherine David
2009 New Vision: Arab Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, Thames
& Hudson
2010 Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab
World and Iran, Merrell Publishing
2010 Ahmed Mater (Monograph), Booth Clibborn Editions
2012 Edge of Arabia, Contemporary Art from the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Booth-Clibborn Editions
2012 Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam, British Museum Press
2016 Desert of Pharan: Unofficial Histories Behind the Mass Expansion
of Mecca, Lars Müller Publishing

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http://www.aziz_anzabi.com