The Art of Iran and Globalization, the Confrontation of Nostalgia and Kitsch مقالة

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Iranian Art and Globalization, the Sign of Nostalgia and Kitsch Dr. Katayoun Shahporrad University of Tabriz Today, the issue of globalization, in terms of possessing pervasive economic aspects, the removal of distances, and the facilitation of communications, has found new dimensions and has caused the emergence of new questions and challenges. No artist creates their work from nothing; they use what they have learned and acquired to be able to express what they want in various ways2 After a brief mention of these two matters, I proceed to the main subject of the discussion and present the view that globalization possesses both positive and negative dimensions. To find the sources of the positive effects of globalization, one must look toward foreign perspectives that for the first time turned their attention to some of the creations of indigenous and traditional arts; arts that sometimes, in our own eyes, had declined or no longer possessed much value. But those same Kharsak carpets with ancient designs belonging to distant times appeared attractive, beautiful, and extraordinary in the eyes of a non-Iranian individual, and they were sold outside of Iran at exorbitant prices. Mentioning these few examples can be indicative of the positive effects of globalization in art; that globalization is capable of preserving the deep-rooted and ancient artistic traditions of different lands. What attracts attention in such a work is that the traditional and indigenous art of a land is put to use in representing the symbol of the global economy, namely the US dollar banknote.