Masterpieces or replicas?

Reza Abbasi Museum to showcase moulage collection

July 3, 2018 - 8:15

TEHRAN – Reza Abbasi Museum in northcentral Tehran will host a retrospective of works by Reza Mohammadi to turn the spotlight on 25-year career of the Iranian artist.

The exhibit aims to support the “declining art”, which Mohammadi debuted in the country some 25 years ago under the auspices of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, CHTN reported on Sunday.

His exhibits of replicas was highly acclaimed in the past, however, it is becoming somewhat forgotten over the recent years, the report added.

Moulage is a technique assumed to improve realism by the means of special modeling and casting techniques.

It is predominantly the art of applying mock injuries for the purpose of training emergency response teams and other medical and military personnel.

Reza Abbasi Museum embraces several permanent exhibition halls that showcase various eras of the Iranian history with objects belonging the pre-Islamic era, paintings and calligraphy works amongst them.

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