Ali Divandari
Ali Divandari علی دیواندری | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Iranian |
Education | Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University |
Known for | Painting, Cartooning, Drawing, Graphic Design, Sculpture, Photography, Illustrating |
Movement | Surrealism, Action painting, Cubism, Conceptual art, Abstract art, Digital Art |
Awards | 1 national and 43 int'l awards |
Website | AliDivandari.com |
Ali Divandari (Persian: علی دیواندری; also Romanized as Alī Divāndarī, Persian pronunciation: [æliː diːvɒːndæriː]; Born 6 September 1957 in Sabzevar) is an Iranian Cartoonist, Painter, Graphic Designer, Sculptor and Journalist.
Biography
Divandari studied Graphics at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Tehran University. He began his career as Graphic Designer and Cartoonist in 1975. In 1997, He directed a new International Cartoon Festival in Iran with a main theme of "man and Nature - Only one, Share & Care". Over his career, Divandari was a jury member of several cartoon exhibitions in Iran and Turkey. His works have been published in many international newspapers and magazines and have been exhibited in over than 34 countries.[1][2]
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Cartoon by Ali Divandari
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Painting by Ali Divandari
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Sculpture by Ali Divandari
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Cartoon by Ali Divandari
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- Kavir Gallery / Sabzevar-Iran / 1976
- Andisheh Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 21-30 Jan 1996 / 50 Works
- Abshar Art House / Sabzevar-Iran / Sep-Oct 2000 / 30 Works
- Seyhun Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 20-25 Apr 2002 / 30 Works
- Yasemi Gallery / Tabriz-Iran / 18-22 Oct 2002 / 40 Works
- Kolbe-ye-Javan Gallery / Ardebil-Iran / 10-18 Aug 2004 / 36 Works
- Isfahan Cartoon House / Isfahan-Iran / 29 Aug-9 Sep 2004 / 40 Works
- Sales Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 7-20 Jan 2005 / 28 Works
- Aban Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 22-27 Jan 2005 / 30 Works
About 300 Works in 9 Solo Exhibitions since 1976
Group Exhibitions
- Afrand Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 26 Dec 1994-5 Jan 1995 / 8 Works
- Iran Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 25 Feb-6 Mar 1996 / 10 Works
- Seyhun Art Gallery / Tehran-Iran / 14-19 Jul 2007 / 12 Works
About 32 Works in 3 Group Exhibitions since 1995
Publications
Book
- Title: Smile Monalisa[3]
- Drawings & Cartoons by Ali Divandari
- Rozane Publications
- Graphic Designer: Jamal Rahmati
- 270 Pages - Grayscale
- First Edition: 2001
- ISBN 964-334-084-8
Awards
Festival Title | Prize Title | Country | Year |
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Yomiuri Int'l Cartoon Contest | Honorable Mention | Japan | 1992 |
The 3rd Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1992 |
Xll Mostra Int'l del disegno Umoristico Sportivo Ancona | Special Prize | Italy | 1993 |
25th World Cartoon Gallery Skopje '93 | III Prize | Macedonia | 1993 |
47th International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera | Special Prize | Italy | 1994 |
4th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Honorable Mention | South Korea | 1994 |
6th Olense Kartoenale, Dieren | Fourth Prize - De Lekkerbekpot | Belgium | 1994[4] |
3rd Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1994[5] |
The 6th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1995 |
4th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Winning Prize | South Korea | 1995[6][7] |
5th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Main theme winning | South Korea | 1995 |
The 7th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1996 |
1st Aydın Doğan Int'l Cartoon Competition | Honorable Mention | Turkey | 1996[8] |
6th Seoul Int'l Cartoon Festival | Open theme winnig | South Korea | 1996 |
19th Int'l Cartoon Exhibition, Beringen | Press Award | Belgium | 1996 |
6th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1997[9][10] |
Satyrykon Int'l Cartoon Exhibition | Award of the Director of the culture & sport department | Poland | 1997[11] |
The 8th Okhotsk Int'l Cartoon Festival | Special Merit Work | Japan | 1997 |
Int'l Golden Mouflon Cartoon Festival | Silver Mouflon Prize | Cyprus | 1997 |
13th Int'l Cartoon Festival, Slavonski Brod | Special Award | Croatia | 1997 |
7th Taejon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Fifth Prize | South Korea | 1998[12][13] |
8th Int'l Cartoon Festival in Omiya | Most Popular work | Japan | 1998 |
Courage World Cartoon Contest | Bronze Goad | Taiwan | 1999 |
4eme Festival Int'l du dessin d'Humour et de Presse | Second Prize | France | 1999 |
Int'l Cartoon Competition on the Occasion of EXPO 2000 | Top Ten Work | Germany | 2000 |
20th Int'l Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest | Special Prize of the Association of Political Science School Graduates | Turkey | 2000 |
Courage World Cartoon Contest | Prize of Importance | Taiwan | 2000 |
1st Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition | Special Prize of Alanya Head Official | Turkey | 2001 |
29° Premio di Forte dei Marmi per la Satira Politica | Award for The Int'l Graphic Design | Italy | 2001[14][15] |
2nd Int'l Caricature Contest, Independence | Second Award | Ukraine | 2002[16] |
The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Bronze Prize | China | 2002[17] |
The 1st LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Prizes for Excellence | China | 2002 |
2nd Golagha Int'l Cartoon Competition | Worthy for approciation | Iran | 2003[18] |
The 2nd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Excellence Prize | China | 2003[19] |
2nd Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival | Bronze Prize | China | 2004[20] |
The 3rd LM Int'l Cartoon Competition | Excellence Prize | China | 2004 |
1st Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition | Selected Prize | China | 2006 |
5th Free Cartoons Web Int'l Cartoonet Festival | Selected Prize | China | 2006 |
7th Int'l Mediterranean Cartoon Competition | Third Place | Turkey | 2007[21] |
Master Cup Int'l Cartoon and Illustration Biennial | Selected Prize | China | 2007 |
16th Daejeon Int'l Cartoon Contest | Honorable Mention | South Korea | 2007[22][23] |
2nd Red Man Int'l Cartoon Humour Competition | Excellent Prize | China | 2008 |
Zero Int'l Cartoon Exhibition Mussel & Fish | Honorable Mention | Bulgaria | 2009 |
The First Int'l Cartoon Contest Quebec Banana | Prize of the Jury | Canada | 2010[24] |
Panorama
External links
- tOOns MaG
- Artbreak
- Fine Art America
- Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- qoqnoos.com
- iranian.com
- Googlm
- satyrykon.pl
References
- ^ Googlm
- ^ St Just le Martel
- ^ Bidgol Publication Bostane Ketab Persian book
- ^ Olense Kartoenale
- ^ Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- ^ Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- ^ Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- ^ Aydın Doğan Vakfı
- ^ Dicaco 1997
- ^ Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- ^ Satyrykon Legnica
- ^ Dicaco 1998
- ^ Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- ^ Premio Satira Politica
- ^ Iran news daily
- ^ Ukraine Association of cartoonists
- ^ Googlm
- ^ Golagha Institute
- ^ Googlm
- ^ FreeCartoonsWeb
- ^ Alanya Turkey
- ^ Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- ^ Cyber Int'l Cartoon Gallery
- ^ Quebec Banana