Tehran, Dec 2, IRNA � Over 150 works were selected at the 9th Persian painting biennial which will be showcased at Saba artistic-cultural institute.
���The works were picked up according to the quality�, the secretary of the biennial Amir Tahmasebi said on Monday during a press conference.
The 9th Persian painting biennial included fields of Persian painting, Gol-o-Morq (flower and bird), Tazhib (Illumination), Siah-Qalam (lit. �black pen�, a term referring to both the genre of paintings or drawings done in pen and ink) as well as Tasheer.

�A total of 968 works were enrolled online of which 176 were finally picked (from the original ones) and hung in the cultural institute,� he added.

The sections of Persian painting, Gol-o-Morq, Tazhib, Siah-Qalam and Tasheer received 400, 223, 187, 103 and 53 works respectively.

Elsewhere, a member of the selecting board of the biennial, Reza Yasavoli explained that the group, which included five persons, selected the works. �Quality was a matter of significance�, he noted.

�A precious book of the selected works will be published which will be presented to the participants,� he added.

The exhibition of the 9th Persian painting biennial will kick off on Saturday, Dec.6 and will close on Dec.31.

By IRNA

 

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