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Majid Abbasi Official Website
Majid Abbasi has launched his official website since February 3,
2007. The front page shows recent news about an article published in
an Argentinean magazine in December 2006 by Colombian writer and
critic, Carolina Rojas. In a part of this eight-page article she
writes:
“The second category of his work is his typographic compositions.
Within the international graphic context, more and more artists are
adopting typography as image (Paula Scher, Philippe Apeloig,
Catherine Zask), and this general movement has also influenced
Iranian graphics. Nevertheless, the use of typography as image is
nothing new to Iranian graphics, since in Persian culture
calligraphy has historically been a predominant decorative element.
Iranian typography is currently undergoing a process of intense
development. Artists are using it as the focal point of their
creations and Majid is no exception to this trend that affirms
cultural identity and opens hitherto little explored graphic
possibilities. In his typographic creations, Majid Abassi sheds his
classicism and decomposes typography, to the extent of risking or
even disdaining legibility, with the fundamental objective of
converting graphic characters into a malleable material, susceptible
to color, weight, humidity.
At forty one, Majid Abassi is a mature but not static graphic
artist, who continues to evolve and permanently and sustainably
influence graphic concepts. He is sensitive to his environment but,
above all, he is a graphic artist committed to art and, as the heir
to the work of Morteza Momayez, he is also a tireless militant and
ambassador of Iranian graphics.”
You will find some of his selected works on this website including
posters, book covers, corporate identities as well as his biography
in English and Farsi, list of articles and interviews, awards,
exhibitions, lectures, printed works in books, magazines and
catalogues, professional experiences and attended teachings and
workshops around the world. You can also download many articles
written by international designers, writers and critics on Majid
Abbasi.
The website provides a good search on texts and images.
Visit www.majidabbasi.ir
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