Amir Shayesteh Tabar

Amir Shayesteh Tabar (Persian: امیر شایسته تبار; born 7 April 1967) is an Iranian artist, painter, poet, and filmmaker.

Tabar is best known for "The Blue Symphony", a collection of computer graphic artworks that use the words of the Basmala, بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (translated as "In the name of God, the most graceful, the most merciful") to create geometric patterns.

He went on to attend painting classes offered by Iranian masters Rouein Pakbaz, Bahram Kha'ef, and Mehrdad Moheb-Ali,[3] but stuck to his decision to continue working as a self-taught artist.

Shayesteh Tabar uses specific religious phrases of the Quran, written in the Perso-Arabic script, Nastaligh, to form intricate geometrical patterns and an illusion of dimension through color.

"For the Islamic world, this is about reaffirming our identity, bringing children in touch with our rich artistic history, and absorbing fine art in life to create beauty and harmony outside and within".

Amir Shayesteh Tabar in 2007
Amir Shayesteh Tabar as a young man in 1982
Receiving Award from Florence Biennale
Amir Shayesteh Tabar receiving the President's Award at Florence Biennale on 13 December 2009