Three sculptures by acclaimed Iranian-Canadian artist Parviz Tanavoli are on display at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

Three of the Vancouver-based artist's sculptures namely�Poet in Love,�2009;�Big Heech, 2014; and�Horiztonal Lovers,�2016, his latest sculpture which is being publicly exhibited for the first time, have been installed.

Tanavoli is�best known for his bronze sculptures inspired by calligraphy. He is a pioneer�of the 1960s��Saqqakhaneh�movement,�the neo-traditionalist movement which incorporates�Iranian�folk art and is seen as the first school of Iranian modern art, theculturetrip.com reported.

In�his six-decade career, Tanavoli�s work has been exhibited across the globe � including the Davis Museum in Wellesley, MA; the Tate Modern in London; Grey Art Gallery in�New York City, NY; the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran; and now, Toronto�s Aga Khan Museum.

The sculptures will be on display through�April 2, 2017.

By Financial Tribune