Mr Bijan Arbabi,
Volume 4, Issue 11 (3-2009)
Abstract
Books and topics of traditional arts (especially hand-made carpet) have not been compiled based on scientific methods. For years, the literature of carpet design and motif is strangely non-structural and full of deficiencies; even the major writers of the field follow in others’ footsteps. This article tries to prepare the ground for a different viewpoint: a better understanding and classification of “design” and “motif” in Iranian carpets requires solid and reliable bases. Review of those books which have mentioned designs and motifs and have introduced a classification for them reveals that the definitions are heterogenic, references and structures are unknown and there are many sharp and tremendous differences among them, as if there is no cognitive and conceptual objective to be drawn from such classifications. None of such categories can be regarded as scientific, therefore design and motif shall be defined using comprehensive methods but not merely descriptive ones. Ultimately this paper proposes that “design” can be considered as the architecture and overall image of those motifs included in a text, while “motif” can be regarded as the element which portrays the design by means of its capabilities.
Fateme Torkashvand, Mehran Houshiar, Mehdi Keshavarz Afshar,
Volume 15, Issue 36 (3-2020)
Abstract
The advent of digital implements and techniques in the modern world, has changed the quality of the human life and also has influenced the traditional art of the nations. The traditional design as the most important step which the artistic creation take place in, has been affected by these evolutions and specially the arts like carpet are being influenced the most. Due to the two decades passing from entrance and stabilization of digital implements and techniques in Iran carpet design, it is indispensable to study their impacts in order to identify the threats and opportunities of these new tools in traditional art. On the other hand, artists and experts of this scope are the most competent references to evaluate the quality of these impacts. Accordingly, this study has been conducted to determine the impacts of digital implements and techniques on the traditional design through analyzing the ideas of the experts working in Iran carpet design scope. This is a qualitative research and its data has been collected through the library and the field survey methods by the in-depth interview with 9 persons of carpet design experts and artists and has been organized by Delphi method. Then they have been analyzed in the framework of grounded theory. The consequences of this study show that the carpet design experts have a consensus on synthesized attitude, admission of computer as a necessity or an opportunity and using it to preserve the artistic and cultural identity.
