Iranian Independent Designers Society (IIDS) Islamic Arts Magazine

The exhibition 'World without Violence' is the result of an International Poster Competition organized by the Iranian Independent Designers Society (IIDS).

The exhibition opened on February 6, in the presence of Dr. Ali Jannati, the Minister of Culture of Iran, and Dr. Mohammad Nahavandian, the Chief of Staff of the President of Iran, at Niavaran Cultural Center and will run until February 24, 2015.

From the opening of the exhibition, L-R: Ali Vazirian, the President of the Exhibition; Dr. Nahavandian, the Chief of Staff of the President of Iran; Dr. Jannati, the Minister of Culture of Iran; visiting the exhibition / Photo Â© Mohammad Khodabakhsh

Various aspects of the theme reflected the visual concepts and interpretations by 428 designers that submitted 1255 works to the competition, from 30 countries, among them from Iran, Poland, China, Turkey, Mexico, Russia, Germany, Serbia, Ukraine, Italy, Taiwan, America, Spain, Japan, Venezuela, Iraq, Switzerland, Finland, France, Ecuador, India, Belarus, Austria, Portugal, UAE, Greece, Argentina, Brazil, Korea, Macao and South Korea.

The international jury panel comprised of 18 members from Switzerland, Finland, Poland, Bosnia, China, Turkey, Spain and Iran: Ahmad Aghagholizadeh, Onish Aminelahi, Arash Tanhai, Elvira Bojadzic, Enric JardÃ, Fang Chen, Alireza Hesaraki, Hassan Mousazadeh, Mohammad Khazaie, Ali Mirfattah, Majid Kashani, Kourosh Parsanejad, Pekka Loiri, Rene Wanner, Rasoul Sadrameli, Mohammad Saber Sheykh Rezaei, Sebastian Kubica, Ali Seylan.

The jury members who have selected the winning posters are:

Elvira Bojadzic

Enric JardÃ

Majid Kashani

Pekka Loiri

Rene Wanner

Sebastian Kubica

Mohammad Khazaie

The winners of the International Poster Exhibition 'World without Violence'

1st prize: Eugeniusz Skorwider (Poland)

1st prize: Eugeniusz Skorwider (Poland) / Courtesy of the Artist and IIDS

3rd prize: Miguel Angel Guevara Rangel (Mexico)

3rd prize: Miguel Angel Guevara Rangel (Mexico) / Courtesy of the Artist and IIDS

After the Award Ceremony, it was discovered that the second prize is a plagiary of a music poster by Ryan Trayte from 2008, and the prize has been withdrawn.