Examining the geometric patterns that characterize so much of Islamic art can provide students with important insights into the technology, scientific knowledge, and religious beliefs of Muslims.

Islamic art was characterized by utilizing geometric patterns in a distinct manner owing to various influences. One such impression came from the likes of Greek mathematicians along with Persian and ...

These arabesque patterns were neither specifically Arabian nor religiously symbolic, but they remain a unifying feature of Islamic art. A matrix of intertwining stems, leaves, and flowers form a ...

And Arab artists from the eighth to 10th centuries combined both impulses as they began designing ever more elaborate geometric patterns ... describes the resulting art form as “the beauty ...

Damascus-SANA-When you visit Damascene houses or ancient mosques and churches, you will certainly see geometric patterns of Islamic art, which over time has become an integral part of Damascene ...

Jamila Patanwala is a contemporary Islamic artist, based in Dubai. “My work is a reflection of my roots, and I strive to ...

Flickr: American_Rugbier This is evident across a range of Islamic art forms, such as calligraphy, painting, architecture, and ceramics. “In all of them geometry and patterns are important ...

The traditional wood screens made in ornately geometric patterns for Islamic palaces and mosques are given the modern art treatment. Anila Quayyum Agha's "Charred Gold," is a mashrabiya made of ...

“Divine Geometry: Islamic Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum” would ... bathed in “immersive animation” video projections of patterns, shapes, colors and texts. Muralist Awrang, who came ...

In some art from the Islamic world, you will find repeating patterns of flowers and plants. These patterns can be seen on everything from rugs and pottery to decoration in books. Islamic art has ...