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Honar Nameh
University of Art, Tehran
No. 18, Spring 2004
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Architecture's
Glory in Kamaleddin Behzad Works
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Ali Asqar
Shirazi, Iran |
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Kamaleddin Behzad is one
of the first class artists in Iranian miniature
painting. This unique and innovate artist of Timurid
era was born at a time of great cultural achievements
and increasing patronage of artists by kings.
Behzad and his works represent Timurid era's
achievements, which were continued by Safavid kings.
Thus, he held the position of director of libraries,
especially the royal libraries, in both dynasties.
By controlling the governmental facilities and
supporting artists, he effected fundamental
developments in the painting of "Herat" and
"Second Tabriz" schools. The mystical
worldviews of Jami and Amir AliShir Navai had a strong
influence on Behzad's thought and art.
He introduced many innovations: avoiding imitations of
the superficial aspects of the material world, and
avoiding an illusionist representation of the natural
world. He employed many techniques in his brand of
naturalism: similarity between natural and emotional,
expressive representations in drawings; and a new
sense of color, movement and space, all of which take
the viewer into the natural world.
In his time prosperous and glorious cities, as well as
monumental buildings had to be pictured. Timurid
architecture, and the increasing building projects of
Timur the Lane and his descendents, as well as their
extensive building decorations, comprised the elements
of Behzad's works.
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