Eskandar Yarnasab spoke to Shahed Cultural Information Base reporter

TEHRAN, (SCIB) - Eskandar Yarnasab, the general director of Promotions and cultural centers of Martyr Foundation and Isargaran Affairs spoke to Shahed Cultural Information Base reporter and explained the different sections of “Isar Culture”? exhibition which exhibits 200 unique photos of the sacred defense years. The exhibition is titled “Khoramshahr, Epic and Resistance”?.

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چهارشنبه - ۲۹ مرداد ۲۰۰۷ / 2007 29 May

According to the report he said: “Head of “Khoramshahr, Epic and Resistance”? contest and exhibition made the selection out of 5000 war photos and finally chose 200 photos for exhibition.”? Eskandar Yarnasab, the general director of Promotions and cultural centers of Martyr Foundation and Isargaran Affairs described different sections of “Art of Isar”? exhibition and said: “this large exhibition includes three main sections that each has the capacity to be held within the framework of an independent exhibition”? One section of the exhibition is the nationwide contest and exhibition of “Khoramshahr, Epic and Resistance”?. The head of the mentioned section is Mojtaba Aqayee. Call for participation at this section of the exhibition commenced since last February. The exhibition is held in following sections: “Khoramshahr, Before the Imposed War”?, “Resistance in Khoramshahr”?, “Occupation and Freeing”? and “Reconstruction and Life after War”?, Eskandar Yarnasab added. The contest section of the exhibition began with a public announcement. Over 5000 photos were received from different sections of the country. Then the non-competitive section was formed following the request of officials and artists who are active in the field of war, he mentioned. As for the painting section of the exhibition Eskandar Yarnasab said: “The primary works for the painting section (A Door to Heaven Garden) was carried out by Hussein Taheri as the head of the mentioned section of the exhibition. The suggesting plan was offered by Research and Cultural Relations Department of Martyr Foundation and Isargaran Affair last year. Within the painting section 60 painters presented 120 art works based on orders in one year.”? Eskandar Yarnasab further spokes about “Modern Art”? section of “Art of Isar”? exhibition and said: “Asghar Kafshchian Moghaddam was the head of “Modern Art”? section. It was announced in cooperation with “Jihad Daneshgahi of Tehran”? last year. Over 400 art works were collected and after being studied by the jury 50 of them were selected to be exhibited.”? Generally speaking, holding “Isar Culture”? great exhibition is in line with the objectives of “Research and Cultural Relations Department”? of “Martyrs Foundation and Isargaran Affairs”? focusing on popularizing isar and martyrdom culture within the framework of modern art and language. It has been noticed by decision makers in the framework of different cultural and art fields during the last three years, Yarnasab further added. “Research and Cultural Relations Department”? of “Martyrs Foundation and Isargaran Affairs”? welcomes all artists, writers, poets and teachers. As a matter of fact, art is the best framework in this regard. The great exhibition of “Art of Isar”? is held to honor religion, revolution and war values as well as appreciating braveness of isargaran and showing their braveness to the whole generations, Eskandar Yarnasab said to the reporter of Shahed Cultural and Information Base.