During the Qajar era, as a result of various social, political and cultural developments, important change has emerged in the field of traditional arts. One of the most important developments, in the art of the Qajar era is the appearance of portrait painting on pictorial carpets. This research, with a sociological approach, tries to find signs in the depiction of this period that created a process in interaction or challenge with each other that was affected by changes in cultural and social contexts and within it. Therefore, on the basis of sociological theories of Robert Wuthnow and with a descriptive- analytical approach and by collecting information in a library method, the sample of pictorial carpets of the Qajar period has been studied and, in this regard, the effective social factors in the changes, created in it have been investigated with an emphasis on the presence of iconography.
The Qajar period is one of the most important and influential periods in the history of Iran. At the beginning of this period, tradition and modernity were mixed together, which led to various social, political and cultural developments. On one hand, these developments affected social and cultural traditions, and on the other hand, they affected various artistic fields. It can be said that considering all the factors and time conditions, the Qajar era is one of the important periods of Iran, which was influenced by discourse changes, that era had major and numerous developments, which were also very effective in the art of that period.
The study of Iranian art in the Qajar period shows many structural and discourse changes, which in a way indicate the influence of various external factors on various fields of visual and applied arts. Creating different styles and displaying new elements or paying attention to a specific element in design, role, color and way of displaying them can be among the most influential cases.
In the depiction of Qajar period, the centrality of man as the main subject in various arts and also in pictorial carpets is a phenomenon that has occurred to a large extent as a major change in Iranian art. From this point of view, this research examines how the change in the field of representation of the body in one of the types of applied arts, the pictorial carpets of Qajar period.
The spread of pictorial carpets is one of the important achievements of the cultural change in Iranian art, which expanded and was widely welcomed due to numerous social and cultural reasons due to the influence of the printing and photography industry in the Qajar era.
From this point of view, the view and approach of American sociologist Robert Wathno, who examines how social structures influence changes in arts, is significant and consistent, and therefore, the theorical basis of the present research is based on the examination of the pictorial carpets of the Qajar period. This research seeks to answer a general question that what are the factors and conditions that are effective in the formation of transformation and attitude towards the representational elements of the body in the context and new media of pictorial carpets.
The Qajar period is one of the most important and influential periods in the history of Iran. At the beginning of this period, tradition and modernity were mixed together, which led to various social, political and cultural developments. On one hand, these developments affected social and cultural traditions, and on the other hand, they affected various artistic fields. It can be said that considering all the factors and time conditions, the Qajar era is one of the important periods of Iran, which was influenced by discourse changes, that era had major and numerous developments, which were also very effective in the art of that period.
The study of Iranian art in the Qajar period shows many structural and discourse changes, which in a way indicate the influence of various external factors on various fields of visual and applied arts. Creating different styles and displaying new elements or paying attention to a specific element in design, role, color and way of displaying them can be among the most influential cases.
In the depiction of Qajar period, the centrality of man as the main subject in various arts and also in pictorial carpets is a phenomenon that has occurred to a large extent as a major change in Iranian art. From this point of view, this research examines how the change in the field of representation of the body in one of the types of applied arts, the pictorial carpets of Qajar period.
The spread of pictorial carpets is one of the important achievements of the cultural change in Iranian art, which expanded and was widely welcomed due to numerous social and cultural reasons due to the influence of the printing and photography industry in the Qajar era.