Parviz tanavoli

Parviz Tanavoli (born March 24, 1937, in Tehran) is an Iranian sculptor, painter, educator, and art historian. He is a pioneer of the Saqqakhaneh school of art, a neo-traditionalist movement that blends modern artistic techniques with Persian cultural elements.

Tanavoli studied at the Tehran School of Fine Arts and later continued his education in Italy at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara and the Brera Academy in Milan. After graduating in 1959, he returned to Iran and taught sculpture at the Tehran College of Decorative Arts and later at the University of Tehran, where he led the sculpture department for 18 years.

His most famous works include the "Heech" series, sculptures that symbolize the Persian word for "nothingness." These pieces have been displayed in prestigious museums such as the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Aga Khan Museum. Tanavoli has also written extensively on Persian art and crafts, authoring numerous books on the subject.

Since 1989, he has lived and worked between Tehran and Vancouver, Canada. His contributions to Iranian modern art have earned him the title "The father of modern Iranian art", and his works continue to be exhibited worldwide.

Standing Heech (2007), Bronze, 1/6, 90 x 46 x 35 cm

Poet and Cypress Tree (2007), Bronze, 91 x 45 x 20 cm

Hand and Cage (2005), Bronze, 62 x 62 x 7 cm

Head of poet || (2009), Bronze, 1/3, 83 x 55 x 40 cm

Heech Lovers (2007), Bronze, 1/6, 100 x 75 x 45 cm

Poet and the Cage (2008), Bronze, 151 x 50 x 50 cm

Standing Poet (2007), Bronze, 1/6, 290 x 80 x 58 cm

The Wall and the Heech | (2007), 42.5 x 35 x 18 cm

Big Heech (2007), Bronze, AP, 200 x 91 x 94 cm

Heech (2005), Bronze, AP, 108 x 50 x 26 cm, Property from the Museum of Parviz Tanavoli

Monument for Heech (1972), Bronze, 84 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm

Poet and Cypress Tree (2008), Bronze, 76 x 26 x 16 cm

Walls and Locks (2005) Bronze, 6/6, 67 x 42 x 18 cm

Hand and Cage (2005), Bronze, 49.5 x 41 x 7 cm