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weary commuters at the end of their workday are in no mood to admire and appreciate the fine artwork decorating metro stations.Nevertheless,
artworks have been mounted in corridors and on walls of metro stations to add color to commuting and enhance the otherwise spiritless
In addition, each piece of art reminds people of a part of their cultural history and literary heritage.Calligrapher and photographer Amir
Jalilvand is one of the artists who has produced artworks for Tehran subway stations
artworks and the messages his creations convey.The underground art project got off the ground in 2019 with a nastaliq calligraphy of the
poet who lived in the 13th century.Eighteen verses of the poet were inscribed on lapis lazuli tiles in a 274 X 224-centimeter tableau, which
composed by Aref Qazvini for the Iranian youth killed in the Constitutional Revolution (1906-1911).A portrait of Qazvini by an anonymous
The work comprises 144 clay tablets, which like pieces of a puzzle shape a 292 X 300-centimeter tableau installed at Ahang Station.The work
Iran was occupied after the Anglo-Soviet invasion in 1941 despite that the country had declared its neutrality in World War II.On his way to
