Analyzing the Symbolic Motif of Gol-va-Morgh According to Gilbert's Mythological Method and with Artistic Samples from the Safavid to Qajar Periods

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Candidate of the Department of Philosophy of Art, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.

2 PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Art Research, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran.

3 PhD, Assistant Professor, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2021.307383.1743

Abstract

The essence of Islamic arts is painting and the motif of Gol-va Morgh (flower and the bird) plays a small part in the realm of Iranian-Islamic arts and crafts. This feature is derived from the worldview and ideology of Islam and the origin of its artistic creativity has a pre-textual system of representation. The story of the Gol-va Morgh can be analyzed with the method of Panofsky's iconology. Nonetheless, here we are faced with a theme that does not evidently deal with a specific story or event. Therefore, in this step, the analysis of the content of the work should be completed in a methodical and systematic manner, thus, in the present article, Gilbert Doran's mythology method is applied by the author. The findings of the research indicate that the roots of Gol-va Morgh can be found in archetypes, mythology and mystical-romantic literature of Iran. In the repeated encounter of the Gol-va Morgh, a cycle that continuously creates and elevates can be distinguished. In every presence of this motif, a power or force that leads to a new creation is identified; subsequently, the archetypal theme of the Gol-va Morgh is the phenomenon of "new creation".

Research objectives:
1. Scrutinizing the symbolic motif of Gol-va Morgh according to Gilbert's mythology.
2. Examining the symbolic role of Gol-va Morgh in the Safavid to Qajar period.

Research questions:
1. How is the symbolic motif of Gol-va Morgh presented according to Gilbert's mythology?
2. How is the motif of Gol-va Morgh presented in the art of the Safavid to Qajar periods?

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Islamic Art Studies
Volume 19, Issue 45 - Serial Number 45
February 2021
Pages 150-159

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