A search for paintings, calligraphy of the modernist art movement in Iran (Based on the tendency towards traditional and modern art)

Problem Definition: 

This article seeks to have a historical and artistic analysis of the modern art movement of Iran, take a look at its roots and emergence contexts, to clarify the foundations of the innovational movement in the art of modern painting in Iran, especially in calligram. Calligraphy, which has a sacred background and is related to the writing of the divine book, has followed its historical course from the past centuries with a rich history until secularization and has gone through many ups and downs. The problem of this article is whether Calligram (Iranian Letterism Movement) can be classified in the contemporary art of Iran based on the duality of traditional and modern art? What characteristics does this classification explain the duality of traditional and modern art?

 The purpose of this article is to study the cognitive style and discuss the visual culture of Iran, and it seeks to classify the Iranian Letterism movement based on the traditional and modern approach in the form of painting-calligraphy.

 The method of this fundamental research article is qualitative with a descriptive-analytical presentation. In obtaining results and collecting data and materials, this study has benefited from library resources and visual study of works.

 The achievement of this article makes it clear that calligram, following the modern "Letterism" movement in the West, was widely welcomed by artists in the Saqqakhane movement with an identity-oriented approach. It is divided into two types, traditional and modern, or calligraphic and painterly approaches.