Click here (LACountyMuseum), and follow the links, to browse a fine collection of Islamic artwork spanning the centuries... Any favorites?
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A lot of the pieces were very pretty. I really liked Shadi Ghadirian photos. I thought they were nicely done. I also liked a Blue Plate from the Twelveth century from the Early Medieval Period.
I was very impressed by the late islamic art. my favorites were teh games board and the ornament from janissary's cap. I liked the intricate enlay work involved in there creation.
I really like the tiles and the illuminated poetry. I was able to see some Quran illuminations in Turkey at the shrine of the poet Rumi. I like them for the same reason I like illuminations of the bible: they take words and make them beautiful. The tiles I like because of their geometric intricacy--One of the first things I learned about Arabic culture was their use of numbers and geometry in art. Especially when the tiles are put together to see the bigger picture (for instance, the entire inside of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul) the unity of these pieces are beautiful.
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A lot of the pieces were very pretty. I really liked Shadi Ghadirian photos. I thought they were nicely done. I also liked a Blue Plate from the Twelveth century from the Early Medieval Period.
Lisa
I was very impressed by the late islamic art. my favorites were teh games board and the ornament from janissary's cap. I liked the intricate enlay work involved in there creation.
Bob
I really like the tiles and the illuminated poetry. I was able to see some Quran illuminations in Turkey at the shrine of the poet Rumi. I like them for the same reason I like illuminations of the bible: they take words and make them beautiful. The tiles I like because of their geometric intricacy--One of the first things I learned about Arabic culture was their use of numbers and geometry in art. Especially when the tiles are put together to see the bigger picture (for instance, the entire inside of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul) the unity of these pieces are beautiful.
-Valerie
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