The Influence Of The Arabesque In Islamic Art

Islamic Art and Architecture often featured, lush gardens and garden motifs, as a symbolic representation of the Muslim paradise, the garden has been talked about in the Quran, no fewer than 130 times. Some of the great feats of Islamic architecture would be the Great Mosque, Cordoba, with its white marble and red sandstone, or, The Dome of Rock, which was the earliest, Islamic sanctuary. There were three primary dominating motifs, which exist, Geometric, Floral, and Calligraphic. It is interesting that the Muslim created the first global culture, a culture united by a single belief system, but embraced a wide variety of regions, languages, and customs. It does also, must be noted, that while many westerners were unable to read or write Latin, The Arab scholars persevered hundreds of Greek manuscripts, copied and edited them into Arabic translations. Islamic art was influenced by two religious

The arabesque in Islamic art, is often used to symbolize the supreme, indivisible, and infinite nature of God (Gloria k Fiero). One of the most recognized form of Islamic artwork, is the introduction of the pile carpet, better known as the oriental rug, with a never ending assortment of patterns, colors, and sizes, these rugs were considered with religion in mind, and were referred to as a prayer rug, which would provide a clean place to pray). Islamic art has focused on the drawing of patterns and Arabic calligraphy, rather than on figures, because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form, considered worshiping, is a sin against God, and outlawed in the Qur’an. Today modern art historians criticize Islamic art, due to the diversity of regions, cultures, that contributed their influences and styles, and are a overall blending of past cultures like the Romans, Christians, Byzantine, and