Painter’s Amigo Package

Four curious kids accidentally find Uncle Saman’s old diary. Uncle Saman, their grandma’s brother, is an artist who is now living abroad. In the diary, the kids read about Uncle Saman’s trip to 16th-century Florence, where he meets Leonardo da Vinci and Gioconda, a rich grumpy lady who never smiles. Leonardo, who is working on Gioconda’s portrait, is having a hard time getting a beutiful smile from her. Uncle Saman decides to do something to help the great master finish his masterpiece…

Uncle Saman’s nieces, who have found his old diary, continue reading about his adventures. In this part, they learn about his travel to the 16th century Rome where he meets Michelangelo and becomes his assistant. Michelangelo who is working in Sistine Chapel on his masterpiece, the Genesis, is not paid enough money by the church to complete it. Uncle Saman decides to do something to help …

The four curious kids of the story find Uncle Saman’s old letters to their grandma. In this lettres, Uncle Saman describes his adventurous trip to the Netherlands, where he meets Vincent van Gogh and becomes his friend. He talks about the days when van Gogh was busy working on 2 of his masterpieces, the Starry Night and the Sunflowers. He also writes about van Gogh’s friendship with Paul Gauguin and the relationship between him and his supportive brother, Theo. Finally, in the last letter, he describes van Gogh’s tragic death.

Saman travels to another era of the history of art and accompanies Picasso to Spain which at that time is involved in a civil war. They want to save Madrid’s Prado museum, a museum Picasso is the honorary director of. With the help of Picasso’s friend, Hemingway, they remove the artworks from the museum at night and transfer them to a safe place out of Madrid, so the German soldiers couldn’t find them. On the way back to Paris, they witness the bombing of Guernica. This incident has a deep impact on Picasso and makes him create his masterpiece.

On Picasso’s suggestion, Saman heads to Mexico with Luis Bunuel to escape the Second World War spreading across Europe. On this trip, he learns about the modern art of Mexico and sees the murals of Diego Rivera and his wife, Frida Kahlo. Saman encourages Frida to complete her masterpiece, the Two Fridas. He travels to the land of the dead with Frida and steps into the forest of human trees. After their return, Frida adds a torn heart to her painting, a heart which remains alive and beating forever.

Uncle Saman, who has just returned from Spain, tells his sister’s grandchildren about his friendship with celebrities such as Salvador Dali and Federico Garcia Lorca and playing for Barcelona. Seeing the children’s surprise, he invites them to watch an old movie to prove his story. A weird movie about the adventurous journeys of Saman, Salvador and his wife through time, with Dolly Pocket Watch.

On Picasso’s suggestion, Uncle Saman travels to the United States using a Doli’s pocket watch to report on the work style of American painters, and meets with Jackson Pollack and other painters of the modern American movement who lived many years ago. He even helped Jackson create his most important work of art which is now in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran.