Haydar Hatemi

Haydar Hatemi (born March 3 1945, Alamdar [a city in Iranian Azerbaijan] ) is a artist of Azeri origin whose work is based on blends of classical oriental styles such as miniature and tazhib, with some modern elements.

Haydar Hatemi is a graduate of the prestigious Fine Arts Academy of Tehran University. He moved to Turkey in 1983. He is one of the most significant artists of the Iranian Diaspora.He has been working under the commission of the Qatari Royal family for the last decade.

Biography

Early life

Haydar Hatemi started paintings from the age of 14, while he was continuing high school in Tabriz. His early studies in art started at Tabriz's Art Academy after finishing Tabriz middle school, Iran. It was during this time there that he learned the tezhip technique from Master Abduhl Bageri and studied sculpture techniques from Master Awshot Babayan. He continued his art studies at the Art Academy of Tehran. During these years, he was privileged to be trained under Hussian Behzad and Abu Talib Mugimi.

Shah's era

Hatemi soon gained celebrity status during his sophomore year in college when he won the national award for designing the Takht-e-Tavus medal for the international Cancer Society. This award was presented to him by the Queen of Iran, Farah Pahlavi. His statue of Shah Abbas on horseback is on display at Isfahan's Square.

After 1979

After the Iranian revolution of 1979, Haydar Hatemi moved to Turkey in 1983. He continued his painting in Bursa and Istanbul until 1997. He had been living in United States since 1997. His paintings can be found in well known collections worldwide. He had been under commission by the Qatari Royal family for the last decade.

Style

Haydar Hatemi's miniatures are in classical Ottoman and Persian tradition of the sixteenth century Herat School and are exceptional in their breathtaking attention to detail. Mr. Hatemi's artistic versatility is evident in his more three-dimensional, tonal works. In these, the perfectionism of a true miniaturist is masterfully combined with a realist's appreciation of color, form and perspective.

Work

Paintings

Early in his career, Haydar Hatemi took great interest in the Tezhip technique and miniature paintings in particular. His main goal to apply his style to Ottoman Empire theme was very well received by the Turkish art scene. His admiration for miniature masters and his desire to apply this to a newer subjects lead to the creation of his "Stories of the Messengers" series in the early 2003 which became his most celebrated and famous series. In these series, Hatemi depicts stories of messengers which are common to Quran, Bible and Torah.

He also paints scenes of old Istanbul which was commissioned by the royal family of Qatar. Istanbul&Istanbul series are the best example for this technique.

Other

See also

* List of Persian painters

References

* [http://www.haydarhatemi.com/new/biography.html Biography of Haydar Hatemi]