Miniature

Iranian artist Mohammad Hossein Aghamiri sometimes labors for six months on a single design, very carefully — he knows a single crooked line could ruin his entire artwork.

In the age of AI-assisted graphic design on computer screens, the centuries-old tradition of Persian illumination offers an antidote to rushing the creative process.

Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation's Pera Museum is bringing a new exhibition to art lovers. Curated by Azra Tüzünoğlu and Gülce Özkara, "Miniature 2.0: Miniature in Contemporary Art" exhibition brings together more than 40 works of 14 artists from different countries such as Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.

Iraqi miniature artist Ali Alamedy took refuge in Turkey due to the ongoing violence in his country. Inspired by the stories and novels he read during his childhood, Alamedy identically depicts locations he has never seen or visited in his miniatures.

Located in the historic center of Lyon, France, the Musee Miniature & Cinema is dedicated to the art of movie miniatures and props presenting over 100 hyperreal miniature scenes on two stories.

A miniature exhibition displaying the modern reflections of art of miniatures is opening today at the Caddebostan Culture Center (CKM) on the Asian side of Istanbul.