Scientists analyze the world’s complexity to identify its underlying universal laws. Mystics immerse themselves in life’s complexity to experience a spiritual unity. And Arab artists from the eighth ...

Islamic geometric patterns and architecture represent a profound synthesis of mathematical precision and artistic expression inherent in centuries of cultural heritage. These patterns are not merely ...

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) has announced it is organising a series of free online workshops focusing on Islamic art motifs to be conducted by visiting artist Laurelie Rae. According to MIA’s ...

Dating back to the early Islamic period, these designs were developed using a set of mathematical principles. Islamic art was characterized by utilizing geometric patterns in a distinct manner owing ...

Paper cuts and wall tracings of geometric patterns created by different artists revisit the impact of this Islamic art in the modern world “Geometric Aljamia: a cultural transliteration” is an ...

Although Muslim Arabs had maintained trade links established by their pagan ancestors on the southern coast of India, the cultural interaction was understandably limited with initial influence ...

Islamic craftsmen turned geometry into an art form because pictures of people were not allowed in holy places. Dutchman Eric Broug - who lives in the north of England - has become a global ambassador ...

In the Sultanate of Oman, mosques are not merely places of prayer; they are artistic masterpieces reflecting the serene spirit of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Almost a century after the Art Deco style took the world by storm, collectors are still willing to pay a ...

‘Never copy only create’ was the motto of the three Cartier brothers, Louis, Pierre and Jacques. The idea, my grandfather Jean-Jacques Cartier explained, was that inspiration could – and indeed should ...