Director's statement

Arjang, my third uncle has been always a special character to me. I could calm myself by going to his studio and falling asleep while watching him paint. Arjang Kamkar is the only Kamkars family member in the second generation who is engaged with another art in addition to music. He was an art-painting student at the Fine Art University of Tehran before the cultural revolution which ended up in closing universities for several years.

Although he is occupied with artistic work, he is interested in philosophy and dialectic. He lights on visions for me in different stages of my life by explaining interesting and useful theories to me. The fifth child of Hassan Kamkar (the Great Maestro Kamkar), Arjang, always painted for himself and he was not looking for fame. Arjang’s painting exhibition does count less than fingers of hands.

This humility made Arjang away from the Iran painting market despite his talents and innovations, such as using the roller in his work sand using the inimitable rhythm in his painting. There are not many people who know that Arjang, the great Tonbak/Drum Player of Kamkars Ensemble is a talented and well-experienced painter. All I saidin addition to the influence he had on my life, encouraged me to make a documentary about his amazing personal and artistic life overthe last sixty-five years. I have tried to make people familiar with the Great Arjang Kamkar.