Now a days the application of colors in Iran and west contemporary scultures Has been
considered more than before. Besides in resent years by the efforts of researchers in doing
various examinations on remaining sculptures, specially from ancient Persia, the application
ofcolors has been proved.
Most of ancient sculptures and ornaments of building have been decorated and painted
by colors. This matter shows that the application of colors has done due to varies reasons,
like as decorative, conceptual and technical reasons which were the most general factors
in using colors. Of course the cultural, environmental and economic conditions were
important factors in using colors.
Sometimes these conditions became a commen language among different regions. The
number of painted sculptures in contemporary period got a considerable expansion, which
this case has given more documentary to this research.
The method of research in this article is descriptive and the informations gathered by
searching in libraries. The analysis of works has performed by qualitative method and
then has been proceeded with the classification of painted sculptures based on available
samples.