Ostad Alireza Bakshi
Ostad Alireza Bakshi

Born in 1969 – Tehran

Master of Arts in Research from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

Has a professorship degree from the Iranian Calligraphers Association

Member of the Evaluation Council of the Iranian Calligraphers Association

President of the Qom Calligraphers Association for 12 years (from 1979 to 1980 and 2004 to 2015)

Calligraphy teacher and teaching experience of more than 33 years at the Iranian Calligraphers Association and other reputable centers

Complete inscription of the Holy Quran in Persian manuscripts commissioned by the Asvah Printing House between 2002 and 2004 and printed and unveiled at the Tehran Quran Exhibition in 2006 by the representative of the Supreme Leader

Judge of a number of national festivals and competitions, including the National Festival of Holy Quran Inscription

Participated in more than 60 domestic and foreign collective exhibitions and held workshops, training and lectures on the subject of calligraphy in countries including Kazakhstan, India, Syria, Tajikistan, Iraq, Georgia, Malaysia

Inscription of more than 3,000 meters of Quranic inscriptions in tombs and mosques inside and abroad (Georgia, India and Japan) in Thuluth, Nastaliq, Naskh and Kufic scripts

Active in the fields of Iranian-Islamic architectural decorations and restoration of historical monuments

Writings, Research:

  • Stylistics of Persian Naskh calligraphy (from the third century to the end of the Qajar period) in 300 pages
  • The role of calligraphy in Iranian architecture
  • Safavid era, the cradle of calligraphy
  • Saveh Grand Mosque, built with plaster renderings
  • The role of inscriptions in the historiography of historical monuments
  • Naqsh-e-Naqsh (Islamic architectural decorations)
  • A Comparative Study of the Writings of Mirza Ahmad Neyrizi and Zain al-Abedin Isfahani (Case Study of Juz’ 30 of the Holy Quran)
  • Hidden geometry in Persian Naskh script

 

Titles:

  • First place in the Fajr Calligraphy Festivals in 1994 and 1995
  • Winner of the Naskh and Thul calligraphy teacher exam of the Iranian Calligraphers Association, 1995
  • First place in the Nastaliq Madrasah exam of the Qom Calligraphers Association, 1996
  • Selected person of the three editions of the Tehran Holy Quran Exhibition, 1975 to 1978
  • First place in the national competition for Bismillah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Naskh calligraphy (Arasbaran) 1997
  • Winner of the Calligraphy Festival Commemorating the Year of Imam Ali (AS) at the Museum of Contemporary Arts, 1999, Thulosh Calligraphy
  • Selected at the International Islamic World Calligraphy Conference in the Arabic Calligraphy section 2002
  • Selected person of the Qom Province Elite Conference 2002 and 2012