Launching the Museum of Handicrafts in Iran
The head of the Faculty of Art at Al-Zahra University said: Our effort is to reopen the Museum of Handicrafts so that artists can donate their works to this museum to be recorded in history. It is not good for Iran to become a market for other countries’ products. We need to convince students of handicrafts and carpets so that they can create valuable works in the field of handicrafts and serve Iran.
Industrial arts are rooted in Iran’s rich and prolific culture
At the beginning of the ceremony, Alireza Ismaili, the head of the Academy of Arts, while commemorating the International Day of Handicrafts and congratulating the artists in this field, said: A significant part of what is called our pride and pride in today’s world in the name of Iranian art is the result of artists’ aestheticism It is the art of industry that is rooted in our rich and prolific culture and is the epitome of our Iranian-Islamic identity.
He pointed to the importance and position of this art in Iran and said: The diversity and breadth of industrial arts in Iran and also the significant presence of women in this art shows the special importance of industrial arts. In the economic sector, the employment of this art is also important, with minimal capital and ease in creating handicraft centers, especially in the year of the production leap.
The head of the Academy of Arts pointed to the spread of Iranian culture and art through Iranian handicrafts: If we in our industry could not combine our culture with industry for various reasons, in the field of handicrafts everything we produce and export is like a fruitful and multi-thousand-year-old culture. We spread ourselves.
Referring to the works of art and handicrafts of Iran that exist in all parts of the world, Ismaili said: Today, a valuable treasure of our handicrafts adorns the museums inside and outside Iran, and this art is our most important cultural ambassador. The objects inside these museums can inspire our artists in the field of handicrafts; Especially for young artists in this field. In this academy, we have also published valuable collections of this rich treasure in the form of the books Masterpieces of Iranian Art in Poland and Masterpieces of Iranian Art of the Qajar Era in Hungarian Collections.
Ismaili continued: Due to the importance of traditional arts and crafts, the Academy of Arts has always paid special attention to the arts in this field and is one of the specialized groups of the Academy of Arts, the Department of Traditional Arts and Crafts, which also offers the establishment of Farshchian University of Islamic Arts. One of the suggestions of this group has been.
The head of the Academy of Arts reminded: In the past, in addition to publishing valuable works in the field of industrial arts, this academy has organized special programs in the form of conferences Treasures of Iranian Art and nomadic art and culture . It has been forgotten.
He then referred to the programs that the Academy of Arts is facing and is pursuing: On World Handicrafts Day, the Academy of Traditional Arts and Crafts also invited a conference called Carpets, Tradition, Art which is an event in three The field of research, exhibition, and documentary films has shown that, God willing, with the cooperation and support of artists and researchers in this field, it will have fruitful results.
At the end of his speech, Ismaili said: Today, we are pleased to honor the artists of this field based on the duties of our statutes, and we are pleased to thank the medical community and the community’s health veterans who have sacrificed their lives in accordance with sincerity.
Handicrafts are the identity of human history
Hassan Balkhari, the head of the specialized group of traditional arts and crafts of the Academy of Arts, said: Man’s presence in handicrafts is an intrinsic and essential presence and he will appear in this industry. Today, the word industry alone has a different meaning, but when it comes to the word manual, it has a different meaning, and handicrafts must be considered separately in theory.
Balkhari further explained these meanings and the use of these words and continued: We have two types of artifacts in existence. Artifacts in which man has no interference, which we call natural, and man-made artificial. The human presence in the handicrafts industry is intrinsic and essential. Man emerges in handicrafts, and in fact handicrafts are the identity of human history.
The head of the specialized group of traditional arts and crafts of the Academy of Arts pointed out: The Qur’an refers to handicrafts and the philosophy of our industries is rooted in the Qur’an. Ashraf’s handicrafts are the best in human existence, and man himself is the perfect manifestation of handicrafts, and we all know that the creator of man is God Almighty.
Handicrafts can attract the most tourists
Fatemeh Kateb, the dean of Al-Zahra University’s Faculty of Arts, said in a speech: Since I entered Al-Zahra University in 1983, I have been interested in art and I have been able to do good work in this field. Write a book in the field of handicrafts.
The head of the Faculty of Arts of Al-Zahra University pointed to the attraction of tourists through Iran’s handicrafts and said: The art of handicrafts can bring the most Iranian exports and attract tourists. Nowhere in the world is there more variety of handicrafts than in Iran. We have to have a university of handicrafts and a university of carpets. It is very important to establish a university in this field.
The scribe pointed to the opening of the Museum of Handicrafts: Our effort is to reopen the Museum of Handicrafts as soon as possible so that artists can donate their works to this museum to be recorded in history. It is not good for Iran to become a market for other countries’ products. We have to convince the students of handicrafts and carpets so that they can create valuable works in the field of handicrafts and serve the country.
Forming a faction to support artists and handicrafts in parliament
Abbas Muqtada’i, the representative of the people of Isfahan in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, was one of the other speakers at the ceremony, who said in a speech: Iranians are people of culture, peace and friendship. Handicrafts are in fact the emergence of a spirit that is intertwined with a great culture. In many cities, when you look at the minarets, you see the emergence of Iranian art. Isfahan is the capital of art, and as the representative of the people of Isfahan, I am the messenger of the dear people of this region.
The representative of Isfahan people in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, while enumerating the shortcomings in the field of handicrafts, including the diminished role of education in these industries, the lack of databases of handicraft workshops, the lack of required specialties, ignoring the role of women in handicrafts, and the lack of a museum of handicrafts in cities , Pointed to the formation of a faction to support artists and handicrafts in parliament.
With individual achievements, artists can make dreams come true
Mohammad Ali Wadud, a researcher in traditional arts, also noted that the experiences of the past should be used and efforts should be made for a better future. It is with the individual achievements of the artists that dreams can be made a reality.
He considered the field of art as a place for international competitions and said: Iranian arts need a national federation and nothing less than sports.
Artists are preparing for international competitions if they know there is a national federation of arts.
We hope that our achievements will bring satisfaction to the hearts of your pioneers in the field of art, and that we will be able to fulfill our duties in the field of art, especially handicrafts, said the traditional art researcher.