TEHRAN -- Haqiqi is a talented artist who feels a great responsibility about his career, Mohammad Ehsaii mentioned during Ebrahim Haqiqi’s commemoration ceremony on Saturday.

The secretary of the Iranian Graphic Designers’ Association Amrollah Farhadi, graphic designers Mohammad Ehsaii, Mostafa Asadollahi and Bahram Kalhornia all gave speeches during the ceremony that was held at the Naqsh-e Jahan Art Research Center.
Ehsaii referred to Haqiqi as an active artist who always tries to promote Iran’s art and culture. He said that Haqiqi tries to incorporate his ideas through symbolism in his graphic designs.
“Haqiqi has had a fruitful career spanning 40 years. He always has profound ideas that extend beyond his works and the audience should be aware of this in order to grasp it,” Amrollah Farhadi mentioned.
Haqiqi was among the founders of the Iranian Graphic Designers’ Association, which has now over 700 members, and he gave his best efforts for establishing the association, he added.
At the ceremony, Mostafa Asadollahi described Haqiqi as an innovative artist and expressed his satisfaction that such a ceremony is being held for him.
Bahram Kalhornia mentioned that Haqiqi always depicts reality in his works and in this way he shoulders social responsibility.
Haqiqi expressed his thanks to those attending the ceremony and also paid tribute to his late friend Morteza Momayyez who had taught him much.
“I always combine colors, draw and paint in a style that is just like magic. The magic I produce praises the present world and also tries to build a better one. I am very pleased that people like the magic I create and are willing to purchase it”, he mentioned.
“I have always been intrigued with the notion of time but I have also learned that time is regulated by the beating of our hearts so we must cherish every moment of life,” he added.
At the end of the ceremony, the Iranian Academy of Arts bestowed him with an honorary diploma for his lifetime achievements.
Born in 1949 in Tehran, he received an MA in Architecture from the University of Tehran and began his career in 1970. He has won many awards in both Iranian and international competitions and has designed many posters including the poster for the commemoration ceremony for the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Nima Yushij. Also, he designed the Crystal Simorgh, the trophy awarded to the winner of Iran’s Fajr International Film Festival.
Photo: Ebrahim Haqiqi smiles during a ceremony commemorating his lifetime achievements in the field of graphic art held at Tehran’s Naqsh-e Jahan Art Research Center on November 15, 2008. (ISNA/Saman Aqvami)