Islamic art. help here!?

Question

1). find 3 different islamic art pieces and using 3 geometrical techniques, describe how the patterns on these art pieces were formed.
2).what do these art pieces symbolise in Islam?
3). why are most of the patterns in Islamic art generated from a circle at the centre?
4). wgat are some of the common figures or shapes used in Islamic art? what do these figures or shapes symbolise?
5) explain the significance of yellow, blue and red colours in Islamic art.

i am researching also. but i couldn't find anything. hoping someone would know the answers or just give me links. help much appreciated.
thanks!

Answer 1

Hi! I read this somewhere a long time ago.. thought it was wonderful... and just stumbled upon it again:

To the untrained Western eye, Islamic decoration often appears stultifying or excessive in its richness. One exception to this school of thought was the 19th-century British scholar and architect Owen Jones. In 'The Grammar of Ornament,' he writes that the first principle of architecture is to decorate construction and never to construct decoration. Ornamentation that is constructed falsely, he adds, can never achieve beauty or harmony. In regards to Islamic decoration he writes, "(W)e never find a useless or superfluous ornament; every ornament arises quietly and naturally from the surface decorated."

Anyway.. down to business. Everything you need to 'ace' these questions is here in these links. I think Islamic art is just beautiful............ Read:)

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/publications/pdfs/islamic_geometric/Islamic_Art_and_Geometric_Design.pdf
http://char.txa.cornell.edu/nonwest/islam/islamhis.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_art
http://www.islamicart.com/main/architecture/decorate.html
http://www.vam.ac.uk/school_stdnts/schools_teach/teachers_resources/maths/principles/index.html
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.pattern/lesson5art.html
http://www.broug.com/muqarnas.html
http://www.cmes.ucsb.edu/egypt_seminar/lejeune/intro_islamic_art.pdf
http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/vismath/bier/index.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/geom/hd_geom.htm
http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/march02_index.php?l=5
http://www.colorsystem.com/projekte/engl/66isle.htm

I hope this helped! Good luck.

Answer 2

Look at the LACME website, there is a lot of info on Islamic Patterns. Also Google the British Museum, they have a wide range of resources.

Answer 3

I'm Arabic so ill know Islam but i don't know art
I'm so srry