ISLAMIC ART

Islam and Islamic Art

Islam is a religion revealed by Allah to mankind without distinction of nationality derived from the Quran, the Sunnah and the consensus of scholars. Islam is the religion of truth (waqi'e) and best of human nature, in all places, times and situations to suit the taste, needs, traits, desires, passions, feelings and minds of men.

Principles (features) of Islamic Art

1 Lifting human dignity by not leaving human values ​​and environmental values ​​and universal. Environmental galleries, while men become nurturing artists of all artistic elements to bow down and submit to the pleasure of Allah.

2 Putting the question of morality and truth touching aspects of aesthetics, human, moral and others.

3 Islamic Art connects beauty as a value depending on the overall validity of Islam itself. According to Islam, the arts of the highest value is the drive towards piety, kema'rufan, validity, and its sound.

4 Islamic Art radiating from the revelation of God, as God's law and syariah. This means that it should be under the ambit and regulations revelation. This distinguishes Islamic art with Islamic art is not.

5 Islamic Art connects people to God, the environment and human well being

Painting and Sculpture (Sculpture)

arts of painting and sculpture as well as fine art dkenali. Miscellaneous goods produced art to jewelry made ​​of gold, tree and stone carvings expensive and delicate ENI This is also available on home furniture, dishes, books coolies, tile, porcelain, doors, tombs, ivory and others. Fine art is also available in the following objects such as wood and metal among many available at the time of Fatimid government. Selected metals are usually colored gold, silver and copper coins on the eyes for example, a kettle, a water bottle, pitcher, stove and brown helmet.

Ula art during the reign of Caliph Muawiyah in Damascus and it biasnya appear on the pages of a Quran safhah decorated with patterns of Islamic art gallery bunga.Seni generally limited to painting the natural beauty and does not include inanimate objects.

 Architecture.

 place of worship as the most important feature of a city.

In terms of the internal and external structure of the mosque, some things can dilhat asek especially from the pulpit, Qiblah, where the priest, a erkumpul, tang and the main pillar, anjug and foyer, sanctuary, where ablutions, chanting muezzin call to prayer tower, dome and other -other again. 

The four basic components of Islamic ornament are calligraphy, vegetal patterns, geometric patterns, figural representation.

ISLAMIC ART IN THE EARLY PERIOD

SOURCE : http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/

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