Hassan Ruholamin is selected as Islamic Revolution Artist of 2020
Hassan Ruholamin, named as the Islamic Revolution Artist of the Year during the opening ceremony of the Islamic Revolution Art Week.
He is an Iranian painter who is mostly known for illustrating stories from the history of Islam.
He won the title for his painting in memory of Qods Force commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani who was martyred in a U.S. air raid in Baghdad on January 3, 2020.
The Islamic Revolution Artist of the Year for 2020 was due to be announced during the 6th Islamic Revolution Art Week last April, but the Art Bureau postponed the event due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Filmmaker Javad Afshar for his docudrama “Gando” about the spy case of Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian and singer Gholamreza Sanatgar for his songs “Qassem Is Still Alive” and “O Iran” were other nominees for the title.
The shortlist also included graphic designer Mohammad-Saber Sheikhrezai and writer Mohsen Kazemi for writing the memoirs of Kazem Darabi, an Iranian suspect in the 1992 Mykonos Restaurant assassinations case in Berlin, in the book “Teahouse Painting”.
Ruholamin’s paintings usually call to mind the ambiance of the Renaissance paintings. In his works, he regards stories from the history of Islam and contemporary events.
In 2017, he also created a painting of Mohsen Hojaji, an Iranian soldier who was martyred by ISIS terrorists in Syria.