The items in the “Divine Geometry” exhibition come from the Wadsworth’s collection of Islamic art, which the museum has been gathering for 120 years. Art materials range from paper and textiles to ...
A BU faculty member since 2007, Fetvaci has taught courses including Imperial Reflections; Early-Modern Islamic Art and Architecture; After Genghis Khan: Art and Architecture in Iran and Central Asia, ...
Islamic art, especially the arts of Iran and Central Asia, the art and architecture produced under the Mongols, calligraphy and books. Professor Blair teaches about all aspects of Islamic art from the ...
The McMullen Museum of Art has unveiled an extraordinary exhibition ... Farmanfarmaian’s “Muqarnas One” (2012) offers a stunning modern interpretation of traditional Islamic architectural elements ...
As a result of the prohibition of such depictions in most Sunni Muslim schools of thought, geometric patterns came to be widely prevalent in Islamic art ... precursor to the modern camera invented ...
The richness of Islamic art entranced Louis and Jacques Cartier ... with a new exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi – ‘Cartier, Islamic Inspiration and Modern Design’. Organised by Louvre Abu Dhabi, ...