Ahlul Bayt News Agency, Iranian sculptor Kambiz Sabri will participate in the 100th Islamic Art Festival in Munich, Germany.
The artist said he has been invited by festival organizers to present his artworks and speak about modern art in Iran.
The festival will take place from November 29-February 17 within the project “Changing Views: 100 years after the Exhibition Masterpieces of Muhammadan [Islamic] Art in Munich”.
The festival will be held in three categories, namely music, theater and visual arts. The latter mainly highlights calligraphy as a common cultural element of human society.
“This year, however, festival organizers tried to hold new perspectives in Islamic art considering other visual art branches such as sculpture,” Sabri said.
He added, “My sculptures are inspired by a quotation by Imam Ali (AS)--the first Shiite imam, ‘People are asleep; they wake up after death’. The festival organizers enjoyed the idea, and invited me to attend the prestigious event.”
The artist said he would lecture on modern perspectives to Iranian art, and introduce influential figures in Persian art in the past two decades.
Sabri also said that Iranian theater troupes and musicians will participate in the German exhibit as well.
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