AAH 217 Lecture 1: Islamic Art - Foundations of Art and History of Islam
Document Summary
The 5 themes and how they play out in islamic art. Arabic is not needed to be known to appreciate it on a piece of art, but if you do the piece in enhanced. Mihrab only sure feature, mosques can be unique. Built in hypostyle form, columns on a grid. Cordoba, spatial effect, mirrored his other one in damascus. Used double arches to create a higher spatial effect. Reflection of the old and new as well as the culture it was built by/around. Space alone with our own thoughts, having their own relation of god, and how people perceive their own place of prayer. Organic ornaments become the subject and the abundance/fertility of the earth. Central because there are so many religious and social practices that use it, using it to make direction and time of prayer, how to move, aestheticized in the arts. Textile patterns are a huge influence on architectural designs.
