581 Smiles Art is something that embodies the essence of the artist. The artist him/herself can use their artwork to preserve their own cultural identity, or even the identity of a different culture. In the Islamic world, Arabesque is the essence of Islamic art.
Distinctive for its aesthetically pleasing geometric patterns, Arabesque Islamic art has been adopted by many artists of various cultures around the world since the 9th century. Acknowledging the uniqueness of this decorative art, Adam Williamson and Richard Henry decided in 2008 to establish in the UK the “Art of Islamic Pattern”, an institute that teaches the beautiful Islamic pattern art. This institute has been turning heads with the art and creativity bursting forth from its students ever since!
Summer school action shot! #artstudio #workshop #artclass #zelij #mosaic #tiles #ceramic #islamicpattern #Islamicgeometry #islamicart #handmade #hackneywick #london #ceramictiles A photo posted by Art of Islamic Pattern (@artofislamicpattern) on Aug 11, 2016 at 5:39am PDT Art of Islamic Pattern give courses inside the UK as well as internationally. Scilla illuminating her drawing with shell gold on last weeks Summer School.
A pattern recently analysed by @adamwilliamsonart a hexagonal repeat from Kerman, Persia cropped in a root 3 rectangle. #arabesque #islamicpattern #islamicart #geometry #islamicgeometry #gold #goldleaf #shellgold #persia #adamwilliamsonart A photo posted by Art of Islamic Pattern (@artofislamicpattern) on Aug 21, 2016 at 1:14am PDT Islamic Art developed from simple star patterns dating back to as early as the 9th century. The most prominent feature of this type of art is the 8 pointed star.
We just completed the first wk of our 3 week Summer school with a Zelij (Moroccan Mosaic) class. A fantastic group has travelled in for this event from all corners of the world! #islamicpattern #arabesque #zelij #zellij #mosaicclass #workshop #artclass #geometry #moroccanart A photo posted by Art of Islamic Pattern (@artofislamicpattern) on Aug 7, 2016 at 1:15am PDT @_semira_k has been back in the studio to finished her #woodcarving started on the Moorish Patterns course.
This pattern is found in the #alhambrapalace A photo posted by Art of Islamic Pattern (@artofislamicpattern) on May 21, 2016 at 5:45am PDT This is the 8 fold stucco carving in the #courtoflions we drew during last weeks Granada study trip A photo posted by Art of Islamic Pattern (@artofislamicpattern) on May 1, 2016 at 8:52am PDT The artwork created through these courses at the Institute is truly intricate and beautiful. The institute takes their students on several trips throughout the Arab world to study the patterns of architecture so they can incorporate them into their own workshops. Spreading Islamic pattern art means spreading the culture it carries, for a more tolerant world!
You can sign up for these study trips/courses here. And view many more images of Art of Islamic Pattern work from their Instagram page and website gallery.
