Leyly Matine-Daftary Explained
Leyly Matine-Daftary (1937–2007) was an Iranian modernist artist and art educator. She was based in both Tehran and Paris. Matine-Daftary was best known for her flat paintings that highlighted simplicity but still expressed emotions.[1]
Biography
Leyly Matine-Daftary was born in 1937 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran (now known as Iran).[2] Her father, Ahmad Matin-Daftari, was Prime Minister of Iran,[3] as was one of her grandfathers, Mohammad Mossadegh. After completing her elementary education in Tehran, she attended Cheltenham Ladies' College. She obtained a Fine Arts degree from the Slade School of Fine Art before returning to Tehran in the late 1950s.[4]
From 1960 until 1956 she lectured on sculpture and sculpting at the Fine Arts Faculty of Tehran University.[5] Matine-Daftary was involved in the early Tehran Biennial and in the Shiraz Arts Festival, for which she created iconic identifying materials.
Matine-Daftary died in Paris on 17 April 2007.[6]
Exhibitions
- 2016, "20th Century Art/Middle East", part of Middle East Art Week, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai[7]
- 2013 – 2014, "Iran Modern", Asia Society, New York City[8] [9]
- 1974 – 1975, "Exhibition of the Contemporary Iranian Art collection of Farah Pahlavi" - (traveling) Tehran, Islamabad, Delhi, Istanbul, Ankara, Belgrade, Moscow, London and Paris
- 1973, Salon d’Automne, Paris Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
- 1968, "International Festival of Arts", Shiraz Modern Iranian Art and Columbia University, New York City, New York
- 1967, ”25 Years of Modern Iranian Art”, Tehran Museum, Tehran, Iran
- 1966, Tehran Biennale, Iranian Pavilion, Official Selection, Tehran, Iran
- 1962, Tehran Biennale, Iranian Pavilion, Official Selection, Tehran, Iran
See also
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Notes and References
- Web site: October 3, 2018. Daftary's Iranian Girl With Flower on Sotheby's Middle East Art Week. 2021-11-09. ArtDependence magazine. en.
- Book: Rastegar. Soussie. Muraqqaʼe Sharqi: Studies in Honor of Peter Chelkowski. Vanzan. Anna. 2007. AIEP Editore. 978-88-6086-010-1. 214. en.
- Web site: Herchive: A Visual Archive Expanding Art History. 2021-11-09. ArtConnect. en-US.
- Web site: Leyly Matine - Daftary. AskArt. 2016-03-24.
- Web site: Leyly Matine-Daftary. artadoo.com. 2016-03-24.
- Web site: Leyly Matine-Daftary. Xerxes Fine Arts.
- Web site: Sotheby's shows off masterpieces in Dubai. Arabian Knight. 2016-03-24. 2016-03-16.
- Web site: Asia Society Museum Announces 26 Artists to Participate in First Major Exhibition of Modern Art from Iran. Asia Society Museum. 2016-03-24.
- News: Kaylan. Melik. A Dawn Interrupted. 2016-03-24. The Wall Street Journal. 2013-09-17.
