The Impact of Political Developments on Contemporary Iranian Painting with Emphasis on the Political Teachings of the Islamic Revolution

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shahnaz Alipuri moradi ¹ (Department of Painting, Faculty of Art, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author))
Soheila dizgeli ² (Department of Painting, Faculty of Art, University of Surat, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2019-11-18 Accepted : 2020-02-07 Published : 2019-12-22

Keywords: Islamic Revolution, painting, political science, Contemporary Painting, Political Developments,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the Islamic Revolution on contemporary Iranian painting. Art as a part of human life has always undergone changes. The changes that have influenced the external factors in their context and of which these factors are influenced, of course, seem to have been most of these external factors that weigh heavily on the artist and the artist and are his means of arousal. This research is an attempt to identify the various influential factors whose origins in politics in the context of contemporary Iranian history and at specific points in time that have created artistic movements. According to the findings of the present study, it can be said that what has been the focus of art throughout the history of this field is the social factors, and these social factors are more influenced by political developments and politicians are the main actors in this scene. . Thus, the Islamic Revolution has influenced the contemporary factors of the above mentioned contemporary painting in Iran. As you can see, this effect is quite evident in the works created. The turning point of the influence of the Islamic Revolution on contemporary paintings is the imposing war that had all the paintings and paintings created with the colors and scents of the goals of the revolution. Then there was a great change in the paintings created in the seventies.