Bearing distinctive features, Islamic geometric patterns are an exemplary art form showcasing intricate designs found in various aspects of everyday life - from mosque decorations to carpets and ...

The strict rules for construction of geometric patterns provide a visual analogy to religious rules of behavior. The geometric patterns used in Islamic art are aggressively two-dimensional. Artists ...

Islamic art is often vibrant and distinctive. Unlike Christian art, Islamic art isn't restricted to religious work, but includes all the artistic traditions in Muslim culture. Its strong aesthetic ...

Throughout the centuries, Islamic geometric patterns and arabesque (Islimi) designs—otherwise known as biomorphic, floral patterns—have moved from east to west. Subscribe to the Design newsletter.

Jay Bonner’s new book on Islamic geometric patterns is as dense and thick (595 pages) as the thorniest of textbooks, but the hundreds of illustrations and the immersion in this topic are simply ...

The Met's first Islamic galleries were called "Islamic Art" and opened in 1975. When they reopened in 2011, they were also given a new name: "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey ...

The Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia’s Old City is exhibiting artist interpretations of a traditional Islamic architectural element: the mashrabiya.. A mashrabiya is a screen, often seen in ...

How Islamic Art Influenced One of Fashion’s Most Famous Jewelers A new exhibition traces how Middle Eastern patterns and motifs inspired—and fueled—Cartier ...

The use of patterns is part of the way that Islamic art represents nature and objects by their spiritual qualities, not their physical and material qualities.