Unfortunately, this latter position that attempts to dismiss the aesthetic and sentimental is betrayed by perhaps the most crucial prophetic narration in Islam, where God reveals Himself as the ...

Jale Nejdet Erzen, Islamic Aesthetics: An Alternative Way to Knowledge, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 65, No. 1, Special Issue: Global Theories of the Arts and Aesthetics (Winter, ...

KARACHI: In an attempt to deconstruct negative stereotypes about Islam that are rampant in popular discourse, there is an urgent need to understand and propagate it from an aesthetic approach ...

An interesting study of Islamic aesthetics and contemporary art is Enfoldment and Infinity: An Islamic Genealogy of New Media Art by Laura U. Marks. She explores the connections between traditional ...

While Islamic art today carries the hallmarks of more traditional art forms, it has also allowed for the establishment of symbolism. It describes a cultural and artistic identity forged through time ...

Ahmed Salim: Islamic art breaks the negative stereotype associated with the word 'Islamic' in the worldYannick Lintz: The Louvre Paris will lend its expertise to the Abu Dhabi branch, offering advice ...

Enfoldment and Infinity: An Islamic Genealogy of New Media Art 2010, MIT Press. “Startlingly bold. ... [Marks’] vision of efflorescence across borders of faith and politics is exhilarating and ...

Available on Selected Writings page. Enfolding-unfolding aesthetics I propose a triadic, enfolding-unfolding model for understanding the nature of the image in the information age: ...

“People want to know more about Islam and it is important to bring transparency to factual information. We want to celebrate the aesthetic value of the art as well as show its ability to contribute to ...