Analysis of Published Critiques in Sukhan Monthly Magazine on the Subject of Paintings and their Effect on Iran's Modern Painting Flow from 1943 to 1959

Abstract

The press is one of the most important means of communication due to the rapid reflection of society's news and developments. Following the modernization policies in the Pahlavi era, intellectuals have made fundamental changes in the needs of the Iranian community, especially in the cultural sphere. The publication of art magazines from 1941 to 1978 had an essential role in the cultural revival of society. The authors of these magazines and publications made a significant impact on public opinion through their content and writings. Therefore, the range of such magazines is an essential source of information and various approaches of this period. One of these publications was "Sukhan" Monthly Magazine, established by Parviz Natel Khanlari in June 1943. In the present study, the main issue is focused on how and what influence Sukhan Magazine has on artistic developments, especially on the modernization and expansion of Iranian painting. In terms of purpose, this research is in the category of basic research, and in terms of method, it is based on the descriptive-analytical method. According to the primary purpose of the journal, which is research on visual arts and the introduction of typical painting in Europe and the United States, the results show that the Sukhan Monthly Magazine had been influential in the process of holding exhibitions of paintings and the introduction of modern Iranian painting from the beginning and had a growing trend in that area.