In what ways did islam have an effect on art and how was islam noticable in the arts?
2006-12-08 13:36:30 · 6 answers · asked by GotanIdea? 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Islam has had a dramatic effect on art, as Muslims generally do not believe in showing the human form. Most Islamic art is based on beautiful calligraphy and Quranic text. In some contemporary Islamic art, you can see human figures - but definitely never depictions of Mohammed or God.
2006-12-08 19:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by tureeza 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Geometric artwork in the form of the arabesque was not widely used in the Islamic world until the golden age of Islam came into full bloom. During this time, ancient texts were translated from their original Greek and Latin into Arabic at the House of Wisdom an academic research institution in Baghdad (itself based on the Academy of Gundishapur in Persia). Like the following Renaissance in Europe, mathematics, science, literature and history were infused into the Islamic world with great, mostly positive repercussions. The works of Plato and especially of Euclid became popular among the literate. In fact, it was Euclid's geometry along with the foundations of trigonometry codified by Pythagoras that were expounded on by Al-Jawhari (ca.800-860), whose Commentary on Euclid's Elements became the impetus of the art form that was to become the Arabesque. Furthermore, Plato's ideas about the existence of a separate reality that was perfect in form and function and crystalline in character also would contribute to the development of the Arabesque.
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2006-12-09 08:28:36 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam doesn't permit representations of living things in art, so Islamic and more recent Arabic art is very geometrical i.e. lots of complex geometric patterns.
2006-12-08 21:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by R. D 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Islamic art is derived from Mesopotamian art--the invading Arabs conquered Mesopotamians (modern day Assyrians who are Christian) and copied their artistic styles.
2006-12-09 14:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by ImAssyrian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
islam doesn't allow the dipiction of humans or any living thing.
most of the art is writings that is doen with geometric somedecorative rules.
2006-12-08 21:57:43 · answer #5 · answered by Tharu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-08 21:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋