Iranian illuminator Zeinab Shahi poses with one of her works at the 22nd Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, January 2020. (Islamic Art Magazine) TEHRAN – Iranian illuminator Zeinab Shahi, whose works have been showcased in several international events across the world, has said that the Persian Gulf Arab states are seeking to usurp Iranian illumination art. Speaking to the Persian service of ILNA on Thursday, Shahi said, “Most of the buyers of Iranian illumination artworks are from the Arab countries, however, Turkey is also active in this field, attracting illuminations created by Iranian artists.” “But, they want Iranian artworks without the signatures of their creators. One of their conditions to buy the illuminations from Iranian artists is that they want their signatures removed from the bottom of their artworks,” added Shahi whose work was on view at the 13th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts, which wrapped up on Thursday. She […]

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