{"product_id":"aydin-aghdashloo-9788857248882","title":"Aydin Aghdashloo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive survey of the work by one of the famous masters of modern Iranian painting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainter \u003cem\u003eAydin Aghdashloo\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most recognised Iranian artists. Known for his highly elaborate technique, he has produced a body of work deeply influenced by the socio-political circumstances of his home country, while in dialogue with universal concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis style draws on a multiplicity of sources, from Renaissance paintings to Persian classical art, subverting them in what often becomes a poignant critique of tyranny and destruction of beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAghdashloo served as Cultural Advisor to the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi, contributing as a museologist, cultural diplomat, and policymaker until the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He published a dozen books on contemporary culture and Islamic art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, he was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France. In 2021, his work was shown alongside masterpieces by the Early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling in Bruges, Belgium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460246585580,"sku":"9788857248882","price":125.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788857248882-aydin-aghdashloo.jpg?v=1774946431","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/aydin-aghdashloo-9788857248882","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}