His full name is OSTAD KAMAL OD-DIN BIHZAD (c. 1460–1535), He was a Persian painter of manuscripts, whose work had a profound influence on later generations of Islamic painters.
Bihzad was born in Herat (now in Afghanistan) and was taught by his guardian, the painter Mirak Naqqash (fl. 1494–1507). Bihzad worked in the royal library of the Timurid rulers, where an academy of scholars, calligraphers, and artists codified, copied, and illustrated classical works. In 1510, under the patronage of the new Safavid dynasty, Bihzad accompanied the court to Tabriz, Persia (now Iran).
There, as director of the royal library after 1522, he influenced Persian painting and, through his works and his students, that of India and Turkey as well. He is widely regarded as the finest painter of the Persian miniature.
His work shows a novel subtlety in composition and use of colour, as well as enhanced realism,
Of the many works completed in the style of Bihzad, scholars ascribe 32 to him. All were produced at Herat between 1486 and 1495. In these illustrations richly clad courtiers move amid palaces, flowering gardens, and mountain landscapes.
Bihzad developed new, subtle color relationships and a highly refined compositional skill. His genius won him the epithet marvel of his age.
In this age, we at Project Labihzad have taken the course to sustain the expertise of this great artist through the use of colour to create different moods and aesthetics. These colours now are different….!
These colours no more come only with paints……!
Now they come with LIGHT! With artificial lighting, we show subtle colour relationships and highly refined compositional skills… JUST LIKE BIHZAD!