Childlike Images in Parviz Shapour ́s Cari-kalamaturs

Parviz Shapour (1302 -78) the father of Iran΄s Cari-kalamaturs (a portmanteau word consisting of caricature and kalame, word in Persian—usually a one line satirical sentence in Persian) is one of the few people who have who created childlike, satirical imagery, in prose as well as in drawing thus bridging the gap between himself, nature and still life in a mostly fantastic, clever and childlike way. In his book entitled, I Will Synchronize my Heart with Yours, he uses these childlike expressions within a fantastical structure in six different ways: 1) empathy, 2) games, 3) humor, 4) childish logic, 5) wishes, 6) childlike Caricatures. These childlike images tend to decrease in his works but they never end; empathy is the dominant technique. This paper is a descriptive study of his collection of six books and analyzes the triangle of Shapour's connection with the child, childlike texts and childlike techniques of writing.