Author · Iran

Javad Takjoo

3 editions · 5 works

He was born in Mashhad in 1985. Currently, he lives in Lahijan, a beautiful city in north of Iran. He has pursued his career as a professional cartoonist and painter since 2001. In the mean while, he started to learn designing and painting academically. He began to work as a press cartoonist with the weekly magazine, Lahijan. He has been working with several popular national newspapers such as Etemad, Jam- jam, Nishkhat,Arman melli etc.since 18 years ago. Javad started learning Pottery and ceramics academically at Mazandaran University in 2010 and graduated in traditional Iranian glazing. He aimed at studying Iranian classic art and combining it with contemporary approaches to art i.e. Hermeneutics to create a new experience. Takjoo was a founding member of Guilan’s cartoon association and a member of its staff board since 2011. In 2009, Takjoo was entitled as one of the Top 10 Cartoonists from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.Read more