“Cartoon” artistic attachment for football/visual has no place in the national media – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

Masoud Najabati, artist, designer and director of the Shia Art Center, in evaluating the international cartoon and caricature exhibition of the Iran Football World Cup. 1401 which is being held in the field of art, told Mehr reporter: Considering the prediction made a long time ago about the participation of the Iranian national football team in the World Cup, the necessity of a cultural and artistic connection was felt, despite the recent events in the country. fell, but this plan was planned to consider an artistic cultural attachment for sports and football, and one of the things that could be done considering the capacity of the sport of football at the world level and that Iran is one of the important poles of holding this events, the initial idea of ​​this exhibition was raised and Mr. Shujaei Tabatabai as the secretary made a lot of efforts to collect the works.

He further explained: In the current situation where the world wants to isolate Iran, 72 countries of the world participated in this event. The names of famous artists can be seen in this exhibition, who generally do not participate in any competition, and this shows that Iran has been able to have such a privileged position that we can witness the presence of these people in the exhibition.

Najabati also suggested: In my opinion, it is very important to send a selection of works to the country of Qatar in addition to the existing sports space, because our country has something to say in the field of art along with other countries, and naturally, considering the number and quality of the works in I believe that the opening of the exhibition can be a big event, but I regret that Oh you I wish these works were not only in the exhibition space and we could see these works during the city screening world cup or with the help of the national media, these works were made public.

Our main problem is the issue of media, that is, after production, we have the issue of distribution. In this case, the enemy has acted more strongly due to news boycotts and limiting the available spaces. We have limitations and things are not seen as they should and maybe right. In response to whether the works of this exhibition have enough creativity in a situation where virtual space is very influential in people’s lives and people have seen many cartoon works, he said: Since the works are many and idea-oriented, more time is needed for evaluation, but with Paying attention to the judgment of the loved ones who judged the works and I asked their opinion, they assessed the level of the exhibition as good and favorable. For me, it was very strange that I heard the names of people as participants in the exhibition, because they are among the greats of this field and do not participate in any competition. My impression is that in the works of this exhibition, at least, we see different angles of view on the category of football, and it is important that this happens from different angles, including political, economic, behind-the-scenes debates, empathetic and peaceful debates, and the peace that the organizers are considering. , has been looked at and almost all kinds of ideas can be seen in the works, and I think that more time is needed so that we can talk more about the quality of the works.

In another part of the conversation, the director of the Shia Art Center answered what is the duty of visual artists, especially graphic artists, in view of the recent unrest in the country. They are cost, naturally they are fast reaction. In these days, we have seen many graphic productions, both in the protest space and by the artists of the revolutionary front, which shows the capabilities and capacities of this field. In this situation, naturally, everyone tries to fulfill his duty and enter the arena according to his own share and according to the duty he feels on his shoulders, according to the peace and security that the country needs and has been targeted. to be

He considered “media” to be the main problem of showing such works and added: “In my opinion, our main problem is the issue of media, that is, after production, we have the issue of distribution, and the enemy is stronger in this matter due to news boycotts and limiting the available spaces.” It has worked and unfortunately, we have limitations in terms of distribution of work and visibility, despite the possibilities in the virtual space, and the works are not seen as they should and maybe correctly. I believe that we need more work by the authorities in this sector, that is, after the production stage, we should think about how and with what measures visual works can find a special place and a special box for them in the national media, virtual spaces and between programs. be considered to have the most visits.

This veteran artist also stated: Of course, the infrastructure must be prepared, for example, in the discussion of virtual space, unfortunately, the only thing that children think about is Instagram, but I think that we should have started years ago and presented our national spaces more seriously and strongly. that even our internet business and the screening of our works can be done in the same spaces without any problems or worries. One of the reasons for this shortage is the lack of proper communication between the authorities and the media, and one part is related to infrastructure. Another part is due to the fact that it still does not have a clear and clear definition and a special place in the national media, and if it is to be seen well, it should be used for another product such as motion or convert the clip.

Nijabati at the end about the wall painting of Valiasr square.Aj) and Jihad and the debates and margins that have been discussed recently through the hostile media, he said: Wall painting of Waliasr SquareAj) and the mural of Jihad Square are very impressive, because it is the capital’s forehead and the designs used are attractive and can be seen that the opposing media also maneuver on it. It is good to be unique in the city of Tehran, and I believe that we need and should think about this type of media in the big cities. Although Tashemi is limited to these limited spaces for now, I hope that considering the capacity that exists in Iran, it will be seen more in public spaces and urban design.