Iranian Artists Forum is to host traditional needlework of the late artist Mahtab Norouzi, a veteran of Baluchi handicraft, July 13-18.
The event in Tehran will honor works of the artist from Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeast of Iran, at a ceremony with live traditional music of the region. It will also show handicraft made by young rural girls from the province, ISNA reported on its Persian website.
The Baluch artist, who worked for almost five decades on needlework, received a first degree art certificate from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 2007. She died at the age of 78 in 2012.
Needlework is decorative sewing and textile arts handicrafts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework.Needlework may include related textile crafts such as crochet, worked with a hook, or tatting, worked with a shuttle. Baluch needlework is mostly used for decorations on dresses, table cloth and cushions. Most patterns in the handicraft are inspired by geometric designs, which show simple shapes including flowers and bushes.
The traditional art goes back to the early Islamic era in the 12th century. Its roots can be found mostly during the Timurid Empire and the Safavid dynasty.
The IAF is located at Honarmandan (Artists) Park, Iranshahr Street.
