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Neo-traditionalism and modern Iranian painting: The Saqqa-khaneh school in the 1960s

This article aims at providing an understanding of the concept of neo-traditional art in Iran during the 1960s. It concerns the period of time in modern Iranian painting when there was an increasing tendency to confront conflicts between past and present and when the quest for a national artistic identity coincided with forces of modernity. This was a significant era in modern Iranian art that became influential in the formation of a modern approach toward prevailing traditional heritage: the so-called neo-traditionalism. The first question that needs to be asked is: what is neo-traditional art? Its accepted definition involves a reinterpretation of the formal value systems that govern art, usually denoted by either a set of style markers, technique, or content. However, it also involves the legitimization of a claim to authority over the future by those artists who interpret the values of the past. Reference