Islamic principles in arts and design

The article Islamic Principles of Art and Design, attempt to address some of the issues regarding the terminology and the principles of Islamic art and architecture by making reference to Islam‖s core teachings and the products created throughout the history of its civilization. If we were to scruti...

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Main Authors:	Md Sharif, Harlina, Hazumi, Hazman
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	BP1 Islam N61 Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts NA Architecture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/9372/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/9372/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/9372/1/Applied_Arts_and_Design_Harlina_Md_Sharif.pdf

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spelling	iium-93722013-06-25T09:02:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/9372/ Islamic principles in arts and design Md Sharif, Harlina Hazumi, Hazman BP1 Islam N61 Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts NA Architecture The article Islamic Principles of Art and Design, attempt to address some of the issues regarding the terminology and the principles of Islamic art and architecture by making reference to Islam‖s core teachings and the products created throughout the history of its civilization. If we were to scrutinize the art or architectural history of the Muslim world, we would quickly realize that there is no evidence of any artist or patron in the fourteen centuries since the revelation of Islam who ever thought of his or her art as “Islamic.” In truth, the study of Islamic art and architecture, and the notion of a distinctively Islamic tradition of art and architecture, is a by-product of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Western scholarship. This all-embracing term “Islamic art or architecture” is an attempt to classify the multifaceted humanistic and spiritual expressions of the Muslim people, from lands stretching from Africa to the Atlantic, into a single palatable platform under the umbrella of “Islam”, at the expense of simplifying the cultural history of millions. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/9372/1/Applied_Arts_and_Design_Harlina_Md_Sharif.pdf Md Sharif, Harlina and Hazumi, Hazman (2011) Islamic principles in arts and design. In: Applied Arts and Design from an Islamic Perspective : Past, Present, Future. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 11-52. ISBN 978-967-0225-74-6 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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description	The article Islamic Principles of Art and Design, attempt to address some of the issues regarding the terminology and the principles of Islamic art and architecture by making reference to Islam‖s core teachings and the products created throughout the history of its civilization. If we were to scrutinize the art or architectural history of the Muslim world, we would quickly realize that there is no evidence of any artist or patron in the fourteen centuries since the revelation of Islam who ever thought of his or her art as “Islamic.” In truth, the study of Islamic art and architecture, and the notion of a distinctively Islamic tradition of art and architecture, is a by-product of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Western scholarship. This all-embracing term “Islamic art or architecture” is an attempt to classify the multifaceted humanistic and spiritual expressions of the Muslim people, from lands stretching from Africa to the Atlantic, into a single palatable platform under the umbrella of “Islam”, at the expense of simplifying the cultural history of millions.
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title	Islamic principles in arts and design
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