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It is easy to start a war, but its end is decided by will-o-the-wisp, which is so effective in deceiving travelers on this road!

— Guity Novin

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Poetical spaces too can be painted like a vase.

Setareh-e-Cinema (1973)

A hero; in our dark, indifferent and cruel universe is the one who makes life bearable and meaningful for human condition.

I never have restricted myself into a frame of a particular technique. My techniques are determined simultaneously along with the subjects of my works. It is similar to the works of a poet, the form of a poem is determined at the same time as its content.

Etelaat (1973)

Performance of the violinist -- it's all in the interpretation and all the virtuosity comes out of the context of the interpretation!

In my paintings, the question on whether figures are similar or not is not of any importance, the slightest change of figure or color can create a new painting and it doesn't really matter if a subject is revisited by an artist repeatedly. With enough time in between paintings, an artist can always bring to it something new.

Ayandegan (1973)

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