Morteza Momayez (1935 – 2005) was an Iranian graphic designer. He was one of the founders of Iranian Graphic Design Society (IGDS) and held a membership to Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). He was the president of Tehran International Poster Biennial and Editor-in-chief of “Neshan”. Throughout his career, Momayez initiated many cultural institutes, exhibitions and graphic design publications. The renowned pioneer of graphic design in Iran, Momayez received the Art & Culture Award of Excellency from the president of Iran in 2004.
He got his bachelor in painting from school of Fine Art at University of Tehran in 1965 and his diploma from Ecole National Superieur des Art Deco in Paris, France in 1968. Besides graphic arts, he produced three short films. However, he mainly focused his energy on illustration. In 2003, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts held an exhibition of his artworks, during which he was honored for 40 years of active work in the domain of art.
He has left behind six books on graphic arts and several international prizes. The 5,000-rial and 10,000-rial paper bills currently in circulation were designed by Momayez. He was also responsible for the illustrations of the Book of the Week published in the 1960s, whose editor in chief was the famous Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Morteza Momayez or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
He got his bachelor in painting from school of Fine Art at University of Tehran in 1965 and his diploma from Ecole National Superieur des Art Deco in Paris, France in 1968. Besides graphic arts, he produced three short films. However, he mainly focused his energy on illustration. In 2003, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts held an exhibition of his artworks, during which he was honored for 40 years of active work in the domain of art.
He has left behind six books on graphic arts and several international prizes. The 5,000-rial and 10,000-rial paper bills currently in circulation were designed by Momayez. He was also responsible for the illustrations of the Book of the Week published in the 1960s, whose editor in chief was the famous Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Morteza Momayez or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
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| Mr Morteza Momayez |
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| 1958, From the Earth to the Moon |
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| 1965, Public Locations |
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| 1968, Night Letters |
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| 1972, Sattar Khan, film billboard |
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| 1973, 2nd Tehran International Film Festival poster |
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| 1973, Collection books of Art in Iran |
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| 1973, Collection books of Art in Iran |
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| 1973, Concert poster |
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| 1973, A Simple Happening, film poster |
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| 1973, Dorghouz Abad, film poster |
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| 1974, Inanimate Nature, film billboard |
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| 1974, The Moguls, film billboard |
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| 1974, Inanimate Nature, film poster |
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1975, 4th Tehran International Film Market |
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| 1975, 4th Tehran International Film poster |
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| 1975, Cover for Negin Magazine |
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| 1975, Falgoush |
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| 1975, Ghazal, film billboard |
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| 1976, 5th International Film Festival- Our Magic Lantern |
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| 1976, Volume & Environment Exhibition poster |
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1977, Exhibition of Poster Art in Iran |
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| 1977, The Malakout, film billboard |
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| 1978, First Asian Graphic Biennial |
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| 1980, 100th Anniversary of Dehkhoda's Birth poster |
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| 1980, A Night with Todays Poets poster |
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| 1983, Tribute to Kharazmi poster |
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| 1985, book cover |
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| 1985, book cover |
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| 1985, book cover |
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| 1988, Third Exhibition and Fajr Books Expo poster |
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| 1988, Tuba and the Meaning of Night book cover |
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| 1989, music cover |
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| 1990, Dog and the Long Winter book cover |
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| 1990, The Immigrant, film poster |
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| 1991, Roses for Africa, film poster |
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| 1991, Another time maybe, film poster |
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| 1992, Vania uncle, theatre poster |
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| 1994, Commemorative Congress for 80th Martyrdom of Rais poster |
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| 1995, music cover |
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| 1995, music cover |
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| 1997, Beating of History, film poster |
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| 1998, Shaggy gorilla, theatre poster |
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| 1999, Exhibition of the Works of Contemporary Artists poster |
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| 1999, International Conference of Islamic Culture poster |
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| 1999, Not Return, Theatre poster |
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| 2001, After Three Thousand years We Iranians |
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| 2001, Contemporary Drawing of Iran exhibition poster |
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| 2001, Solitary Free Man, Theatre Poster |
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| 2003, Music from Northern Khorasan |
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| 2003, Music from Northern Khorasan |
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| 2003, Music from Northern Khorasan |
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| 2005, Masterpieces of the Persian Paintings |
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