The Similar and Different in Iranian Carpet Ornaments
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1833Keywords:
similar, different, carpetsAbstract
The research problem is represented by a fundamental question: What are the manifestations of similarity and difference in the structure of Iranian carpets? The research aims to reveal the aspects of similarity and difference in Iranian carpet structure and their decorative representations used in carpet designs, in terms of patterns and employment methods with expressive and aesthetic implications, between what is common and what is unusual in terms of carpet functionality, whether hung or laid out.
The second chapter includes the theoretical framework and previous studies, covering topics such as: presenting the aesthetic concepts of similarity and difference (concept and meaning) and finding approaches in decorative embodiment. The third section includes the structure of Iranian carpets (origin and development) and their production, as well as the decorative structure and its variations according to groups identified by the researcher according to their artistic employment within Iranian carpet designs.
The third chapter includes research procedures, including following the descriptive approach in analyzing four models selected intentionally.
The fourth chapter contains a set of results, most notably:
1.Transformations in decorative art and its multiple schools produced a conceptual awareness that enabled opportunities to formulate a new reality aimed at changing previous concepts without exceeding artistic principles, as they are the active foundation in all achievements since the emergence of decorative art.
The intellectual development and its impact on carpet decorative structure in this field embodied a unique particularity in displaying designs that corresponded to that development, and it also works intellectually within the framework of glorification derived from a dominant religious or cultural belief or social customs or others. Thus, this particularity became one of the important foundations that accompanied the decorative ornamentation of carpets, giving it a uniqueness among other arts.
2.Aesthetic preference in design selection and its goals led to an output form that suits the desired goal, reinforced by compatibility between the fixed (similar) and the changing (different).
3.The correlation between the design and its artistic output was effective in producing unfamiliar achievements through limited follow-up requirements and departure from formal structures, subjecting them sometimes to pressing, submissive arrangements to achieve general goals.
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