Coffee-House-Style painting was a new
phenomenon in this nation's art history. While preserving all the
logical, religious and traditional style, it flourished as a sign of
respect for popular beliefs. People needed images of their saints
and their heroes.
In such an era, humble artists sat alone in coffee-houses, gymkhanas
and mosques, hanging on the tales of narrators and interpreting
every word into images. They were messengers of light and impossible
dreams.
For this reason, their magical brushes broke the common artistic
rules, seemingly forsaking the background altogether.
This was not due to ignorance or importance, but the painter
followed the spiritual traditions of his native land, focused only
on his inspirations, trying to bring out his innermost feelings,
while presenting the outer beauty.
In the time of "Constitutional Movement" in Iran,
alongside with the awake of public ideas, and by improvement and
elevation of liberalism thoughts, "Public Art" suddenly
gained new life and noble. Culture promoting and traditional bases
of the country gained new credit and respect by the support of
conscious people.
In opposition of official painters of that time, some painters
raised among the common people and by changing the theme of
paintings brought it from the exclusivity of the owners of money and
power and presented it to the people.
Coffee-house painting has a completely Iranian Characteristics and
it is directly originated from the mind of the painter, without
using external themes, and with its special techniques that is not
paying exact attention to anatomy and perspective. In this method,
the painter paints the pictures which are completely created by his
thought and his imagination.
For this reason, some characteristics in different paintings,
painted by different painters, have different forms and each painter
paints a face according to his own understanding.
Some of Iranian contemporary Coffee-House-Style painting are:
Abbas
Blouki-far, born in Tehran 1924, with more than 30
exhibition in Iran and abroad and 50 years work in this style,
deceased
Ahmad Khalili, born in Qazvin 1943, works in traditional Azari
Coffee-House, Tehran
Ali Akbar
Larni, born in 1946
Ali
Akbar Sadeqi
Fathollah Qollar Aqasi
Hassan Ismail-zadeh (Chalipa), born in Zanjan 1922
Hussein Hamadani, Born in Hamadan 1927, 50 years work in this
style, especially in Dervish School
Hussein Qollar Aqasi,
(Ali Reza, Naqash-Bashi) master in this style, born in Tehran 1903, deceased
Ismail Kiani
Javad Aqili, born in Meshed 1937, civil engineer, 25 years
work in this style
Mohammad Farahani, named Mohammad Dervish, expert in big
paintings of Dervish School
Mohammad Hamidi (Mohammad Barbar), born in Meshed, teacher in
Qollar Aqasi school, with more
than 30 years experience in this style, especially in Dervish School,
deceased
Mohammad Modabber, studied painting in Alireza Qollar Aqasi's
school, deceased
Mohammad Rahmani
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