“It is essential to consider the cultural and religious rules, but artists also need to push the boundaries and express themselves creatively. That is how art can evolve and help society grow. Bending the rules without really doing so is creativity at its best. Limitations make you smart and creative.”
- Sahar Eshghi
Safarehonar Group was established in 2019 with the help of Iranian and French artists.
Creating this artistic group aims to introduce contemporary Iranian culture and art to the world and vice versa.
In line with this lofty goal, our services include holding exhibitions featuring Iranian and International artists' artworks and providing educational workshops and seminars inside and outside Iran.
In addition, we try to create a platform for artists to present and sell their works of art in an international art market arena.
ART MARKET MAGAZINE: It's a pleasure to interview you, Sahar. As I visited your website and social media, I discovered an influential figure in Iranian and international art. You've founded a collective of Iranian artists, presenting beautiful and impressive Islamic contemporary art in different locations worldwide. So let's start from the beginning; please share with us your background and the journey you passed to this point in time.
SAHAR HONAR: Thank you so much. It is an honor to be interviewed by such a prestigious magazine, and it is an excellent opportunity for Safarehonar to expand its reach even further.
To give you a little background, from an early age, my sister and I were influenced by our mother, an artist in her own right, always busy with different artistic genres. My father also pushed us to read and expand our
