Contemporay Miniature Painting

Maybe it's because I have been living in New York so long, where space is scarce or maybe it is based on childhood impressions from Persia, either way I love miniature painting.


Iranian plate. Mom & I in the mountains of Iran © Buesing Family

Miniature is an exquisite art and a tradition that has been practiced for many centuries. Present-day artists like Alexander Gorlizki & Riyaz Uddin and Shahzia Sikander have updated this beautiful way of painting and given miniature painting a place in contemporary art.
Shazia Sikander is included in the aforeedmentioned PBS series "art:21" and she is represented by Sikkema Jenkins & Co in New York, while Alexander Gorlinzki & Riyaz Uddin's work was recently featured in Elle Decor and can be explored of course through their website riyazdesign.com.


Contemporary miniatures © Alexander Golinzki & Riyaz Uddin/ Riyaz Design

Persepolis

Mom & I in Iran in the late 70's © Buesing Family

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood-- the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi has been turned into a movie. Take a look at the movie's website here: www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/
and PBS/Frontline showed a program tonight about Iran which you can watch online.

Shirin Neshat in The New Yorker

The New Yorker this week wrote about Shirin Neshat and has some of her images online:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2007/10/22/slideshow_071022_neshat