Iranian Poster

イランのポスター / 1960s– / Style / Regional Graphics

The Iranian graphic culture Morteza Momayez opened: the line of Persian calligraphy fused with modernist composition, growing a poster tradition that speaks in poetic metaphor across revolution and war.

Calligraphic line as form / Poetic metaphor / The compositional force of Persian script / A restrained palette

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Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
Morteza Momayez / the Tehran International Poster Biennial / contemporary Iranian typography

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