But and if “choosing the face of the year of revolutionary art”

Fars News Agency – Art Group: Art is the most vital and necessary indicator of human life and has a very wide and deep scope. Our holy Islamic system, which created the most cultural revolution in the world based on a new and firm conception of religion, cannot ignore the importance of art in its various forms. Art has a very important effect on maintaining the comprehensiveness of religious attitudes and establishing a social system based on religion, and therefore, encouraging committed artists in society as well as cultivating artists is a fundamental step. Selection “The face of the year of revolutionary artIt is based on the same approach.

Every year, the art field selects the face of the year based on certain criteria. Accordingly, the “face of the year of revolutionary art” was introduced last night in the presence of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the head of the Islamic Propaganda Organization and the head of the artistic field. Among the various candidates in various fields of art, “Abdul Hamid Ghadirian”, a painter from the field of art, was introduced as the face of the Revolution Art Year due to his quick reaction to the martyrdom of the girls of Sayyid al-Shuhada School in Afghanistan. This choice of words and sayings led to the writing of this memo.

During the last 7 terms, Morteza Sarhangi, Majid Majidi, Seyed Massoud Shojaei Tabatabai, Hamid Hesam, Ebrahim Hatamikia, Hassan Rouhalamin and Vahid Yaminpour have been selected as the figures of the year of revolutionary art, respectively. The Research Institute of Islamic Culture and Art was an art field) with words and sayings. Although Yaminpour has been one of the most important and hard-working theorists of the art of the Islamic Revolution in recent years, and the scope of his activities is not hidden from anyone, this institutional and organizational relationship has created margins for this choice.

Even now, the choice of the year 1400 has been marginalized and rejected by the people of culture, art and media.

It seems that the field of art should think about this issue – the institutional and organizational relationship of its choices – that every year one of the active forces in the field is selected as the face of the year can derail this award. The symbolic credibility that is of great importance for an award worthy of the name of the Islamic Revolution.

On the other hand, the recent selection is not compatible with the criteria proposed by the art field itself. Therefore, the choice of Abdolhamid Ghadirian, with all his valuable experiences and services as a revolutionary painter, is marginal and raises questions:

1- According to Hozeh Honari, ‌ “The popularity of the production, the records of the artist and the spread of the art of the revolution among the youth, provincial activities in the direction of the art of the revolution, artistic response to current events and success and the status of national and international awards.” Choose the face of the year.

From this point of view, was it not more logical among the final candidates to choose the director of “Mahdi Situation”? The cultural and artistic flow of this work has undoubtedly been in line with the Islamic Revolution and has surpassed any competitor in this direction.

Indeed, during the last year, which work of art or which artist has been able to act together with the film “Situation of Mehdi” and its director in achieving success and receiving prestigious positions and awards in national events (this film has received 6 prestigious and important awards with a record of awards in the 40th It was the Fajr Film Festival).

To date, on April 17, 1401, the movie “Mahdi Situation” has sold 9 billion copies with 428 cinemas and 14,200 screenings so far. 283,463 contacts had.

2- Why was the artist whose work has been seen so widely and has even been praised by the Leader of the Revolution, not chosen as the face of the Year of the Art of the Revolution? Isn’t it ridiculous to ignore him and choose someone who has a background in the field of art?

3- Why is the process of choosing the face of the year not clarified by the art field? Why are the names of the experts who take part in the voting not announced? Why is the number of votes of each candidate not published?

Art in our society, after the Islamic Revolution, is manifested in the faith, belief and awareness of a nation that has accepted art as a winning weapon in the stability and protection of their ideals. High Islamic values ​​have a fundamental effect on the fertility of the Tanavar tree and the evergreen of Islamic art. I wish the field of art, especially in the new era, which is more active than in previous years and has clearly flourished after a long recession, would declare for once which art is a priority for it? Goldarshti art that has a media function and provides the ground for reporting to higher officials or art that affects the thoughts and hearts of the audience without chanting ?!

In the final analysis, it should be said that so far, several cultural institutions and centers have tried to introduce the face of the Revolution Art Year, all of which have been doomed to failure. Now that the field of art has passed the eighth period of this award, it is necessary to take it to a level that includes a wide range of artists and is accepted by the general audience with all its heart and soul, by carefully reviewing the criteria and the method of its selection.

If we do not focus on attracting the maximum number of works of art and artists, and do not see and recognize the world of art as its expanded nature, such a process is already broken, because its choices and criteria will not be accurate.

The Supreme Leader has emphasized religious and revolutionary art in numerous statements, and among artists (during a group meeting of cultural figures and artists in 2001) has pointed out that: “One should not think that religious art is necessarily a religious story. Depict or talk about a religious category – for example, the clergy, etc. –Religious art introduces justice in society as a value; Even if you do not bring any name of religion, no verse from Quran and no hadith about justice in your art».

In the final analysis, inspired by the statements of the Supreme Leader, it should be emphasized that The art of the Islamic Revolution, in any case, is a revolt against injustices and distortions; social criticism in revolutionary works of art is progressive, epic and line-breaking. If we look at art, what it is and works of art with this approach and based on this theoretical basis, several works can be added to the selected list of the field of art every year. A list that will transmit the voice of the Islamic Revolution to the whole world in a new way and with a new language and expression away from common stereotypes.

End of message /