Stylistic Transformations in Contemporary Iraqi Painting

Abstract

This research addresses contemporary Iraqi painting, reviewing the various transformations this art form has undergone and its impact on the political, social, and cultural circumstances that Iraq has witnessed. The research aims to understand how Iraqi artists have responded to these transformations and to showcase their emerging artworks in national and international documents.

The research was divided into four sections, including the first section, which defines the problem of the phenomenon of transformations in contemporary Iraqi painting and the necessity of it. The title, "Emerging Transformations in Contemporary Iraqi Painting," includes the research, the importance and need for the research, the research objective and limits, and the definition of the terms included within it. The research problem was the subject of studying the connotations of stylistic transformations in Iraqi art, which was summarized by the following question: Is there a difference in the illustrative studies that have resulted in scientific painting currently across its various stages? The second section, "Farqadin," deals with the first stylistic transformation in relation to the second transformation in the civilization of Mesopotamia.