“Shia Art and Civilization” Nat’l Congress Opens
The first edition of “Shia Art and Civilization” National Congress opened yesterday, April 29, at the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization's Art Office.
The two-day congress is expected to be attended by about 20 researchers in the field who will present the findings of their projects.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Iraj Dadashi, secretary general of the congress, criticized mere reliance on researches done by orientalists or others, adding that “the congress seeks to highlight Muslim thinkers’ viewpoints concerning Shia art and civilization.”
“In the past, art works used to be known as a group of industries that worked based on certain regulations rooted in Islamic and Shia doctrines,” he went on to say, referring to the congress as an opportunity to reveal such a religious background and explicate our artistic principles.
Also, the scientific secretary of the congress Seyyed Abdul-Majid Sharifzadeh highlighted the significance of following the lofty teachings of the Infallibles (AS) to appreciate the invaluable treasure of Islamic culture and civilization and maintain those principles in all aspects of art including the form, techniques and content.
“Shia art should be manifested in both form and content and the artist is only reflecting the unseen manifestations of Divine art without any subjective biases,” he asserted.
Another speaker at the congress was Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Supreme Leader in international affairs, who presented his research project on “The Role of Shiism in Islamic Art” which was devoted to an architectural investigation of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan.
Elaborating on the mathematical and structural details of the construction, he added: “The solidity of the materials used in the construction as well as the location of the mosques in the square can be witness to the greatness of this feat.”
“Architecture is the most comprehensive art including lots of scientific fields such as mathematics, physics and even sociology,” he further remarked, highlighting the role of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in introducing and elevating the Shia and Islamic art.
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Speaking at the opening ceremony, Iraj Dadashi, secretary general of the congress, criticized mere reliance on researches done by orientalists or others, adding that “the congress seeks to highlight Muslim thinkers’ viewpoints concerning Shia art and civilization.”
“In the past, art works used to be known as a group of industries that worked based on certain regulations rooted in Islamic and Shia doctrines,” he went on to say, referring to the congress as an opportunity to reveal such a religious background and explicate our artistic principles.
Also, the scientific secretary of the congress Seyyed Abdul-Majid Sharifzadeh highlighted the significance of following the lofty teachings of the Infallibles (AS) to appreciate the invaluable treasure of Islamic culture and civilization and maintain those principles in all aspects of art including the form, techniques and content.
“Shia art should be manifested in both form and content and the artist is only reflecting the unseen manifestations of Divine art without any subjective biases,” he asserted.
Another speaker at the congress was Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Supreme Leader in international affairs, who presented his research project on “The Role of Shiism in Islamic Art” which was devoted to an architectural investigation of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan.
Elaborating on the mathematical and structural details of the construction, he added: “The solidity of the materials used in the construction as well as the location of the mosques in the square can be witness to the greatness of this feat.”
“Architecture is the most comprehensive art including lots of scientific fields such as mathematics, physics and even sociology,” he further remarked, highlighting the role of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in introducing and elevating the Shia and Islamic art.
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