A research on the interaction of painting and animation in the last two decades of Iran - the practical title of narrative painting

Academic Thesis in Master Degree in Painting

Abstract:

Nowadays, valuable efforts are being made in contemporary art in order to express new ideas and its creative interaction with the audience. For example, the importance of the effect technology in the next levels; And it is possible to use any implementation method. So that the artist can use all kinds of arts along with other new media and sciences to create his own idea and concept. In Iran, many activities have been done in this field. Like painters who use not only the medium of painting to create their works, but also use other media such as animation in a new way to convey their ideas and concepts in the best way. In the meantime, the interaction between these disciplines and reaching a single work, minus the technical review of each one, is very important.

    In recent years, Iranian animation has taken diverse and creative paths. In this way, both in the traditional field, he has invented new interactions with painting, and according to the developments of new art, he has presented a new look; As the traditional function of painting and animation has given way to conceptual and interactive structures in new forms and new art trends. And the above developments in the last two decades of Iranian art have been discussed. In the research method, in addition to using library resources and reliable internet resources; In a field way, the experiences and opinions of artists have been used in interviews and conversations.

Keywords: animated painting, painting-animation, interactive painting, animation video art

Introduction

Painting, as one of the most basic and important arts in human life, has had a colorful presence in the history of art from the past until now. This art has undergone many changes in its growth stages. Painting and especially design as the main basis of many arts has wide influences and connections with all kinds of arts. One of these arts is animation.

     These two disciplines have been closely related and interacted with each other since ancient times and their oldest form of existence. (painting inside caves and pottery and association of movement through repetition of forms). This interaction has appeared in various forms in the course of art history and in different periods. In this research, the attempt is to explore the new relationship between these two disciplines in contemporary art by mentioning a summary of this interaction in art history. In particular, we will study this new interaction in contemporary Iranian art and introduce artists active in this field and their works.

With this aim, the first question of the research is dedicated to how to understand the interaction between painting and animation disciplines in the field of early and old communication between these two disciplines, which has a specific hypothesis: that is, these two disciplines have had a close relationship in the past, and in the academic and traditional fields, the main form of animation was based on painting. But the second question is related to the new interaction of these two disciplines in the field of new art. which assumes the existence of a new attitude and works in a new format minus the technical review and specific title of each of the two disciplines. Therefore, to begin with, an introduction regarding contemporary art and new approaches in art after 1960 is necessary. As you can see the contexts of this new communication and interaction more than anything else in the experiences of new art. Today in contemporary art, we witness the presence of arts that, in addition to aesthetics and expertise and skill in an art field, new thinking and ideas and choosing the best expression to induce the audience are very important. For this reason, artists use all kinds of old and new arts and media, and even other sciences, especially technology and new facilities, to achieve the right result to achieve their goals and ideas. In this way, the artist can experience all kinds of arts according to his feelings and needs and even seek help from experts in each field to create his final work in the form of a "new art". Meanwhile, the use of old and traditional arts of the past (such as painting, handicrafts, sculpture, animation, etc.), which are mostly design-oriented, is very impressive. Although these arts have found different capabilities along with the new technology, but maybe due to their new use and expression as well as the attractiveness of technology and new facilities, this traditional and original background and foundation is no longer visible.

     One of these old arts that has found wide and varied applications in new art today is animation. The important point in this field is the use and application of animation and its many capabilities in new art. Today's animation, in its traditional definition as an independent art, is not considered in this type of art. Just like the application of other traditional arts of the past in the new art. Like painting.

Today, separating the border between painting and animation, which was possible in the past despite their connection, is no longer possible. There is no reason for this. Today, painters and animators use the capabilities of these two fields and interactions between them together.

     So, in the era of new art, the two branches of painting and animation have many connections and interactions with each other in another way. As in contemporary art, a new possibility and ability has emerged from their interaction and unification. So that contemporary artists have sometimes used a combined format based on these two fields to present their ideas and thoughts. In a way that painting and animation have now entered the main text of new art.

     Of course, the connection and interaction of these two fields is of interest and application in different fields. On the one hand, we see animators who, like in the past, need painting and painters to make their films, and even today, with a new look, they make abstract animations in which the use of painting and the interaction of these two disciplines are very evident. And on the other hand, in the world of new art, we find artists and painters who use the capabilities of animation to create their ideas and achieve appropriate expression. And these two arts are used side by side and in interaction with each other in such a way that the final result is a new work of art whose originality is not in the field of any of the above two disciplines. Rather, in the new format, only idea and expression have originality, and the two forms of painting and animation are language mediators in the service of ideas. In these new works, the importance of the idea and its dominance over the aspects of aesthetic structures and technology of painting and animation works can be understood. Currently, according to the new works of contemporary artists and understanding the importance of ideas and concepts in the works of new art, it is possible to create works of art regardless of the limitations of artistic formats. To the extent that today there is no boundary in the classification of contemporary arts and their naming. Thus, there is no longer a boundary between painting and animation, and the final result of their unification under the title of new art is separate from the technical and technical examination of each of the two disciplines; It is examined only in terms of the superiority of the idea and the expression corresponding to it. And since the application of painting is known as one of the most important disciplines in the new arts; The need to know these types of works and the spaces related to them was the main spark of this research for a senior painting student. But due to the novelty of the subject, the compiled background and sources were very few and limited. Therefore, books and articles related to the research cases were used and an attempt was made to use suitable materials for a better result in these sources. And finally, field research and interviews with artists and experts have helped a lot in the research process and the final result.

But due to the limited resources and printed books, some of the content is from articles and books that are newly published and have flaws and problems such as the lack of necessary explanations in relation to some terms and proper names. Also, in some references, there are quotes and references from other sources that are inside the punctuation mark "." are marked and the original source is given in the footnote, if any. In general, efforts have been made not to interfere in quotations, even in writing cases, and to present the material without any changes, fully preserving the author's rights. Therefore, sometimes there are Latin words in the references in the text. Also, in some translated materials, a number of specific names are given in Latin in the text.

Also, in some internet sources, the name of the author and the date of the material were not available. which is given in the form of abbreviated address in the reference in the text and in the list of sources, the exact and complete address is given along with the date of reference.