Paykareh Journal

Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz | scu · Department of Social Sciences

Problem Definition: Color, as one of the important visual elements, has been the Safavid school artists’ focus. The numerous presence of women motifs in «Tahmasap Shahnameh» shows the high status of women in this period. Therefore, utilizing Max Loescher's approach to color psychology, we can study women's clothes in «Tahmasap Shahnameh». The prese...

Problem Definition:Carpet motifs, like other motifs, are full of mystery, structural complexity, and symbolic meanings. Some of these motifs have changed over time, and some of them have survived in climate, culture, or societies with a specific culture throughout history and are still connected to their origins. According to what has been said, th...

Problem Definition: Looking at the developments of Iranian painting, we witness the prevalence and inclusion of painters’ names and signatures from the Timurid era in Iran and the lands influenced by Persian culture, such as Gūrkānī India. Among the works of this era, «Gulshan Album (Muraqqa'-e Gulshan)» holds a special place due to Jahāngīr Shāh’s...

Problem Definition: The paintings of «Iran Darroudi» and the plays of «Heiner Muller» apply contradictory viewpoints and literary imageries to discuss the concept of power as an artistic force independent from any political ideology, while affected by the audience's internal and social understanding. Darudi uses indefinite colors and shapes, while...

Problem Definition: In the contemporary world, human artifacts are more than simple tools of convenience in our daily lives. They actively shape, although indirectly, human actions and experiences, individuality, quality of life, decisions and values, and affect the way we adhere to ethics. Therefore, considering the important role of these artifac...

Problem Definition: One of the long-standing media that displays the pride, symbols, and rituals of nations is postage stamps, which, in addition to prestige, also show the cultural, economic, and social concerns of nations. One of these concerns is the climate crisis that has surrounded the whole world and based on scientific and research reports,...

Problem Definition: Petroglyph (Rock Carving) is one of the most common ways of expressing and conveying the message of societies, which is reflected in stone-rock panels. The abundance of these works in most areas of the Iranian plateau causes more efforts to explore them. In the meantime, Lorestan province in Zagros is one of the special regions...

Problem Definition: The Davazdah Imam Mausoleum of Yazd is one of the oldest buildings with inscriptions in Iran. The Grivar inscription of this building is Ornamental Kufic, which, unlike the simple Kufic, does not follow specific rules, and many innovations and modifications are made in it. Despite the high visual richness, the mentioned inscript...

Problem Definition: The art of the Islamic period, with a scope beyond the geographical borders of the Islamic countries, has always been reproduced and represented under its function or application in all parts of the world and has been the focus of the work of researchers of scientific and research centers. Among the forms in which these studies...

Problem Definition: The paintings of «Iran Darroudi» and the plays of «Heiner Muller» apply contradictory viewpoints and literary imageries to discuss the concept of power as an artistic force independent from any political ideology, while affected by the audience's internal and social understanding. Darudi uses indefinite colors and shapes, while...

Problem Definition: The Art of Court Portrait Painting is one of the Main arts of the Qajar Period, Which Continued Until the Period of Muzaffar al-Din Shah. The Focus of the Current Research is the Study of the Art of Court Portrait Painting during the Period of Muzaffar al-Din Shah and the Examination of Various half-length and full-length exampl...

Problem Definition: The issue of form and meaning has always been an integral part of the foundations of art forming an artwork. Also, Rumi has discussed the subtle relationship between form and meaning in the story of «Romans and Chinese» from a mystical point of view. On the other hand, Anish Kapoor's «Mirror of the Sky», which has a special plac...

Problem Definition: The structure of commercial advertising messaging is determined according to the type of reception and acceptance of the social culture of each country. The culture of society can play a decisive role in commercial advertising style, production methods, and metaphors. In this research, the commercial advertising style in the two...

Statement Problem: The "Qavam House" building is one of the beautiful samples of Qajar architecture in Shiraz, contemporary with the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. Due to the use of all traditional arts, the house is considered one of the valuable samples of architecture of this period. A significant percentage of decorations in this building includes...

Problem Definition: «Darab-Namah» is a folk legend about Darab, the hero, and his son Firuz Shah, during which the love of an Iranian prince for a Yemeni princess is narrated. This story is of interest among the Iran-oriented tendencies of the Gurkans of India, and it was included in the painting projects of Akbar Shah's court.Objective: For this p...

Problem Definition: The study of the proportion in the components of brick decorations in architectural facades (khavun-chini) shows that this proportion results from the ratio of the dimensions of the components to the base-brick, which is created by cutting it to the correct proportions. Regarding the Ma'qeli decoration, which is also based on th...

Problem Definition: Baudrillard's prominent popularity is due to the presence of essential theories such as Simulacrum and Hyperreality. He considers the post-modern world a simulacrum world in which the boundary between reality and representation has disappeared. In matching image and reality, he recounts four stages during which the image goes fr...

Problem Definition: Among the masterpieces of Persian literature, Shahnameh of Hakim Abulqasem Ferdowsi has a special place in visual arts because this epic and national work has been illustrated various times by the capable and master painters of this region. Each of these works is one of the most important documents to know the artistic character...

Problem Definition: One of the most important developments in writing in Islamic lands has been the emergence of the Six Scripts (Iqlam Sethe). The decline of the Kufic script and its replacement with the Six Scripts, as well as the wide use of these scripts, shows the claim that the emergence of these fonts was one of the biggest literary and arti...

Problem Definition: The goals and methods of producing the work of documentary photographers, in terms of the influences they receive from each historical period, are formed at the same time as recording the work; However, what they have shown is now a symbol of the historical past. Photography, as an effective and dynamic art-media, presents many...

Problem Definition: The child's painting is a subset of his various activities in children's art. The central taste of this type of activity, which has always been associated with children's games, has challenged the artistry of this activity. While considering the mentioned challenge, painting is an activity aimed at improving children's thinking...

Problem Definition: Mirror work is one of the delicate and productive arts related to architecture, which is created by putting together small and large mirror pieces. The mentioned array is usually used in the interior parts of various buildings, including sacred places, palaces, and residential houses, which besides the decorative dimension, also...

Problem Definition: In 330 A.H., at the same time as the Buyid domination, Amir Hossein Kurd founded the Bani Hasanwayh reign in the west of Iran. The stone inscriptions obtained from this period, besides providing reliable and important historical information, show the inscription style and represent the form of the letters of this writing art of...

Problem Definition: The research in Zand rugs has faced questions and missing links. During the historiography of the art of this period, the lack of resources had convinced the researchers that it is not possible to extract a text related to the rugs in this era. Although the author started to find rugs, over time, the repetition of the images of...

Problem Definition: Islamic Ornamental Textiles (Islamic Tiraz) or Sassanid Designed Textiles (Sassanid Tiraz), Christian Clavos- Tablion are weavings that, in the past, belonged to certain spiritual and courtiers, especially Islamic caliphs, Sassanid kings, and Christian emperors, because of their social and political prestige. The design and maki...

Problem Definition: The media power of the residential architecture of Shiraz is obvious to everyone due to the historical seniority, the character of the rulers, and the people of this land. The two houses namely «Mohtasham» and «Salehi» are authentic representatives for understanding the architecture of the Zand and Qajar periods of Shiraz becaus...

Problem Definition: The Lilian carpet is one of the important carpet brands of Iran and Khomeyn in the Qajar era, about which there has been little research to date. Actually, no trace of the popular Lilian carpets can be found in the domestic markets of Iran, and the popular Reyhan design is woven in a limited number in Khomeyn. Having this in min...

Problem Definition: Although more than half a century has passed since the emergence of the Saqqakhaneh movement in Iranian modern art, it is still a subject of debate and disagreement as a symbol of modernism. Saqqakhaneh artists have drawn on ritualistic patterns, folk art symbols, and the artistic heritage of the past, particularly the visual el...

Problem Definition: When the Abbasids came to power, the capital was moved from Damascus to Baghdad (near Tisphon, the Sassanid capital), and due to the political support of the Iranians to the Abbasids and the geographical proximity of the two capitals, the characteristics of Iranian art influenced the Abbasid aesthetic views. On the other hand, t...

Problem Definition: In his philosophical components, Mulla Sadra expressed elegance in such a way that the influence of these thoughts was reflected in the artworks of the Safavid era, especially in the "Isfahan Painting School". The most important artistic trend of this school was formed by Reza Abbasi and his students; in their works, motifs and...

Problem Definition: Stylistic terms are concepts that are constantly used in art discussions. The similarity and semantic uniformity of these concepts, as well as the lack of a clear demarcation between them, have paved the way for a kind of conceptual clutter and confusion. Therefore, determining the position of each of them and their relationship...