A Study of Identity Components in the Image of Women in the Painting of the Islamic Revolution of Iran

Throughout history, art has been an eloquent language to meet the goals set by human beings and artists. In particular, art enjoys a basic status in such complex subjects as revolutions. In Iran, the works portrayed by artists during the Islamic Revolution display the influence of the then prevailing atmosphere on artists. Many artists have created works in this period with such topics as martyrdom, sacrifice, women, etc. considered works to be contemplated. This is while, women and her personality in the society was one of the most important issues whose views and position changed fundamentally as the Islamic Revolution appeared; this issue was widely reflected in the works of that period. In the present article, attempts were made to investigate the paintings by the artists of the Islamic Revolution with an emphasis on the works of Kazem Chelipa as one of the painters of the Islamic Revolution, whose female character constituted the main axis of his works. In this way, while analyzing and investigating the works, the issue of identity with the focus on the role of women was addressed in the form of symbols and signs used in the works intended. This study concludes that most of the artists' works during the Islamic Revolution was the same in terms of objective and content and that there is an issue, which is trying to express the ideals of the revolution, the effectiveness of women during the Islamic Revolution and the importance and recognition of existential and true identity. This research used a descriptive-analytical method and a library technique.