نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
گروه صنایع دستی، دانشکدۀ هنرهای کاربردی، دانشگاه هنر ایران، تهران، ایران.
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Mirrors held a special place both in ancient Iran and during the Islamic period, as evidenced by their presence in Persian literature. Polished metals were used as looking glasses before the Safavid era, during which big planar mirrors (In Persian “Aina Jam”) were first used as wall decorations. The creativity of Iranian artists in using broken mirrors, aina jam, and convex mirrors led them toward mirror work. This study aims to identify mirror work methods from the Safavid era up to the present day. It also sought to explore the development of mirror work and present a cultural analysis of the studied works. This research question is What are the methods of mirror work from the Safavid period to the contemporary era, and how can their cultural significance be interpreted? In this basic descriptive-analytical study, the statistical population included mirror work in historical buildings in Isfahan, Tehran, Shiraz, and Mashhad. In total, 47 historical buildings were selected using convenience sampling. The findings revealed seventeen mirror work methods developed in different eras: four methods from the Safavid period, ten methods from the Qajar and Pahlavi periods, and three contemporary methods. Furthermore, the mirror work methods in each historical period represented the dominant intellectual context of the epoch, and the sensory, emotional, physical, and aesthetic dimensions of mirror work in the studied periods are perceptible. The art of mirror work reached its apogee in Iran during the Qajar period and has undergone transformations in the contemporary era.
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