FEMALE VISUAL SIGNS IN THE MINIATURE PAINTINGS OF FARAH OSSOULI ADAPTED FROM REZA ABBASI'S MONOGRAPHS

Abstract

Among contemporary artists, Farah Ossouli has adapted the female monographs of Reza
Abbasi's miniature painting to express her purpose and worldview, which is the status of
women in today's society. This article analyzes the role of visual themes in the works of Farah
Ossouli's adaptation of a work of Reza Abbasi Two Lovers and seeks to answer to this question:
What changes Ossouli has made in the visual signs of Reza Abbasi's works for achieving her
goal of presenting the intended concepts? The data were gathered through library, field-based
and also interview-methods and the research method is on the basis of concept and structure
analysis. The data demonstrate that Ossouli was influenced by the figure states of Reza Abbasi's
paintings due to her special interest in miniatures and Safavid period. The man and woman's
state are not changed, and only the elements are replaced, and the symbolic visual signs have
entered the work.