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Mohiuddin Shabnam

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Ghulam Mohieddin Shabnam
غلام محی‌الدین شبنم
Born1935
Died2009
NationalityAfghan
Occupation(s)Artist, teacher
Known forPainting, drawing
Stylerealism

Ghulam Mohiuddin Shabnam (Persian: غلام محی‌الدین شبنم; 1935–2009), was a prominent Afghan painter, song composer, and educator.[1][2] He was one of the most famous figures of cubism and abstract art in Afghanistan.[1]

Life

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He is considered one of the painters of the second golden age of Realism in Afghanistan, along with Karim Shah Khan, Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, Hafiz Pakzad, Mohammad Maimanagi and Akbar Khorasani.[3]

Shabnam was a collaborator and artistic consultant of the United Nations Education, Culture and Awareness Department (UNESCO).[1] In the 1960s, he became famous for composing songs in Persian, Pashto and Balochi languages, which were played on the radio.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Siyasang, Saburullah (2009-07-05). "شــبنم به خـاک رفت" [Shabanam fell to the ground]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  2. ^ "A Study of the Art of Painting in Kabul". ShanlaxJournals.in.
  3. ^ Tomiris, Tehmina; Rafieirad, Reza (January 17, 2017). "نگاهی بر نقاشی و پیکرتراشی در گذشته و حال افغانستان" [A look at painting and sculpture in the past and present of Afghanistan]. BBC News (in Persian).