The artists twisting Persian masterpieces with stunning color
With dreamlike imagery and bold patterns, contemporary Iranian artists have reinterpreted the Persian miniature tradition.
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Gabriele Mandel’s book on Islamic art published in Persian
The book provides an overview of Islamic art and its spread throughout various regions over centuries, Mehr reported. It began with the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the 7th century and spread across ...
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How Islamic art became the fabric of quintessentially British design
the frilled flowers hark back to Persian textiles; and the refusal of difference between art and design reverberates with a similar blurred distinction in the Islamic world. Though Morris never ...
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Saudi biennale blends contemporary art with Islamic heritage for global stage
The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale, titled “And All That Is In Between”, features as its centrepiece segments of ...
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Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
geometric patterns came to be widely prevalent in Islamic art. But the biennale in Jeddah features medieval Persian illuminations, including royal portraits, as well as a fountain designed by ...
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And All That Is In Between: Saudi art biennale aims to modernise Islamic tradition
Saudi Arabia's Islamic arts biennale in Jeddah is showcasing a fusion of traditional Islamic art and contemporary creativity ...
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Rare Persian folio could set new auction record for an Islamic work on paper
The lot in question is a folio from The Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, an illuminated manuscript of a 10th century Persian poem.
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Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
As a result of the prohibition of such depictions in most Sunni Muslim schools of thought, geometric patterns came to be widely prevalent in Islamic art. But the biennale in Jeddah features medieval ...