Maths and Art, a virtuous relationship - Islamic Art
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I would like to focus on the study of Islamic Art, postponing for the moment going deeper into Celtic Art discussed in previous posts.
Understanding that this is only a brief overview or introduction to the subject with the sole intention of encouraging both the study and the conscious application of this knowledge in the particular artistic development of each one of us, those of us who are dedicated to the visual arts, I am going to analyze some fundamental, basic principles of geometric art in Islamic culture.
The study of Islamic geometric art undoubtedly intersects with other artistic and cultural manifestations. It can also mean a very long and enriching journey in aesthetic terms. This journey can take us to the most contemporary artistic work as we will see along with these publications, which I hope will be very useful to all of you as it has been to me.
Islamic art is perhaps the richest in ornamentation, reaching high levels of quality, with geometric decoration being fundamental in this sense. There we find rhombuses, circles, squares, triangles, polygons, polyhedrons, stylised flora, lines that intertwine and reproduce themselves endlessly. Everything suggests movement, arranged in perfect linear or circular symmetries, both in architecture and in the applied arts. It is the horror vacui of an abstract decoration influenced by the absence of a figurative tradition, by religious dogmas and by the passion of the ancient Arabs for mathematics and in particular for geometry and also for astronomy.
I hope this brief introduction has aroused your curiosity to discover a little more about this gigantic heritage of Islamic culture. I will try to go from the simple to the complex in the next posts.
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When seeing those pattern from close distance it is noticeable repetitive pattern with certain order and it looks relatively simple. But from distance this tiny pattern create such beautiful mosaic that is impressive. I can imagine that people get stunned looking at the ceiling of the mosques. Thank you for the explanation and studying the connection between geometry and Art.
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It is nice to see your post after a pause. It is indeed many geometric figures in decoration of Islamic places. It is easy to see the distinct features of pattern, that is done with a lot of love to what they created.
By the way Jorge, I noticed that there is a community was created where the intention is to bring people who love art, see if you have time to check if you find it interesting :)
Hi Stef, thank you very much for the mention and for your always kind and interesting comments.
I will take a look at it.