This website is
based on Persbook online competition every Summer,
focused on the younger generation
of Iranian artists.

"Art thrives in constraint but dies of liberty." - André
Gide.
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The first round was judged by: Agnes Kohlmeyer, Annegret
Soltau, Edward Lucie- Smith, Ahmad Nadalian, Ahmad Kiarostami, and Simin
Dehqani
The last round was judged by: Agnes Kohlmeyer, Annegret
Soltau, and Edward Lucie- Smith
At last, 37 of the whole 350 participants who shared their
links were selected and nominated to the last round. The nominees are:
Painting:Elnaz Javani, Hamed Behroozkar, Mélodie Hojabr
Sadat, Somayeh Moharami, Taha Heydari
Drawing: Ghazaleh Bahiraie, Habib Farajabadi, Maryam
Dadgar, Nikzad Arabshahi, Parichehr Tayebi
Graphic: Maryam Peyravi, Mostafa Rezaei, Shadi Rezaei,
Tourash Saberi Vand
Video-Art: Ramin Etemadi Bozorg, Zohreh Eskandari, Sam
chegini
Installation: Neda Zarfsaz, Sepideh Farzam, Parisa
Rajabiyan
Environmental art and performance/body art: Dariush Rad,
Mahmoud Maktabi, New Art Group, Tara Goodarzy,Raheleh Zomorodinia
Photography: AmirHossein Keihani, Asieh Ruholamini,
Bahareh Bisheh, Behzad Soltanmohammadi, Sahar mokhtari
Sculpturing: Ali Honarvar, Farzad Kohan, Raheleh Filsoofi
Illustration: Amir Alizadeh , Amir Khojaste, Farhad
Mofawaz, Seyed Meysam Musavi
Special thanks to:
Admins of Iranian Contemporary Art Group
- 1st Persbook contest-2010:
Mahshid Modarresi, Elnaz Javani, Sarah
Alavikia, Nima Zeyqamfard, Saman Khezr
Farzane Ehsani for English translation
Kind Regards
Neda Darzi, Performing Manager of Persbook Contest
links:
www.janetradyfineart.com
www.werkstattgalerie.org