TEHRAN- A selection of graphic design and illustration works themed around American arrogance is currently on display at Tehran’s Art Bureau, in an exhibition titled “Field of Color and Struggle.” 

The inauguration ceremony of the exhibition was held on Sunday at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau in conjunction with the beginning of the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations, marking a new cultural event organized on the occasion of the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

The group exhibition presents a curated selection of around 30 poster and illustration works drawn from the collection of the Visual Arts Center of the Art Bureau.

By presenting pieces from its visual arts treasury, the Art Bureau seeks to provide audiences with an opportunity to revisit influential works that have contributed to the formation of Iran’s contemporary visual culture.

The displayed works, created by prominent Iranian artists over different periods including Abolfazl Aali, Mostafa Goudarzi, Hossein Khosrojerdi, Ali Vazirian, Seyyed Hamid Sharifi Ale-Hashem, Ahmad Aqaqolizadeh, Nahid Farasat, Abolfazl Khosravi, Saber Sheikh Rezai, and Hossein Youzbashi, demonstrate a wide range of styles and techniques.

The showcased works reflect various artistic approaches to themes associated with struggle, resistance, identity, and revolutionary ideals, using visual language to convey social and historical narratives.

One of the distinctive features of the exhibition is the display of works created from the 1980s to the present day, employing both manual and digital techniques. This approach offers visitors a visual comparison of artistic methods from different periods and highlights the evolution of poster-making and illustration practices over recent decades.

In part of the exhibition statement, written by Abolfazl Khosravi, one of the participating artists, it is noted:

“In contemporary Iranian history, artists drawing on revolutionary, protest-oriented, and epic themes have played an irreplaceable role in shaping the nation’s collective memory and imagination. By bringing together works from the pioneers of ‘Revolutionary Art’ and artists of later generations, this exhibition revisits the impact of poster art as a visual medium within the context of major historical events such as the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defense.

These works challenge dominant narratives and arrogant powers, articulating their ideological positions through imagery and, at times, text. The exhibition seeks to foreground conceptualism in art and to emphasize the social mission of the artist as an influential actor in the public sphere.”

The exhibition, which aims to highlight the capacity of graphic art and illustration as effective tools for social commentary and cultural expression, will run until February 19.

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