Gholamreza Salamati said that the exhibition titled 'Art Spirit Calls You' aims to support orphans and Iran is taking part in the exhibition with the message of peace, friendship and compassion, IRNA reported.
Qadamyari created the sculpture of Saeed Ibne Salam Maghrebi to introduce Neyshabur's art and culture.
Abu Osman Saeed Ibne Salam Maghrebi, a Sufi sheikh, died in 983 AD in Neyshabur. Also known as Sheikh Haram, Tavoos-ol-haram and Joneide Sani, his hometown is said to be in Ghirvan, Morocco. His mausoleum is located next to the tomb of Abu Osman Heiri, a greatest mystic who also one of the scholars of the 3rd century AH. He died in 910 AD.
Maghrebi's tomb is four-porch shaped and dates back to the second Pahlavi era, about 60 years ago. This tomb is located four kilometers southeast of Neyshabur alongside a boulevard to the Persian poet Khayyam's tomb.
He said that Qadamyari presented the symbol of Neyshabur as the grandeur of Iran's civilization and the city's membership in the League of Historical Cities to Moroccan officials.
Qadamyari was born in 1972 in Neyshabur and produced the sculptures of Hellmut Ritter, Edward FitzGerald, Attar, Khayyam and Ferdowsi. He also created 50 oil paintings.
The exhibition began in the Moroccan capital Rabat on July 17 and will continue until July 26.
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