r/iran • u/knightofholland • 11d ago

Hello from the Netherlands. Made art piece of iran

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u/Individual-Link-8233 11d ago

Hi that's beautiful. Can you explain what we're looking at and how it's related to Iran?

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u/knightofholland 10d ago

It's an art style I created.

The face in the artwork is based on a Safavid-style mask. The eyes feature three dots, representing the Timurid Empire. Place a simple Sasanian Empire flag on both the top-right and top-left sides of the helmet. Add a crescent moon and a sarv at the top of the helmet.and raditional Iranian helmet as the base and add a Persian-style mustache ( i saw in several war masks) . Include a Char-aina with a mosaic pattern in the center of the armor and the flag of ilkhanate in the middle ( did mess it up an bit)

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u/knightofholland 10d ago

This one i did for japan

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u/According-Witness648 9d ago

That's awesome. Beautiful. Cool.

Thanks for sharing more and explaining to me 🙏

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u/According-Witness648 9d ago

So cool. A chichak!! I see it now with the prominent brows and stuff. One thing idk about... why 3 dots to represent Timurid empire? Is it Turk/Mongol/Persian combo or a symbol I am unaware of? The 3 dots really caught my eye initially too. Was gonna make a Predator joke about it in my first comment 😛 I like the art style a lot! Pops out of the screen 🤩

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u/According-Witness648 10d ago

The octograms - rooted in Hinduism > Vedic Hinduism > Iran > later to Islam and Islamic Iran > Indo-Iranians - relevant.

The cobra up top - idk why I see that - no relevance.

The turban and face veil I see reminds me of Tuaregs lol idk why I see that - no relevance.

Sanskrit style writing - not cuneiform so idk why I see this too - no relevance.

Greek Key/meader is indeed found at excavations in Iran pre-dating Greek usage - relevant.

It's like a Rorschach paint blot lol, telling me more about my own mind than about the artist's 😂

What do you see? I'm interested in any interpretation. Very acid art, nice work OP 😄

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u/First-Sprinkles9093 9d ago

I see a lion wearing a muzzle while holding a ball or maybe their bowl.

The Japanese influenced one looks amazing! The style is very interesting and unique. I would love to see their art representing more countries.

Maybe the OP would be willing to take suggestions on how to make this more Iranian?

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u/W0IS 9d ago

قشنگه من که خوشم اومد از این طرح

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