Zemni Design

Category: Islamic Design

  • Colour in Islamic Traditions

    Discussion of colour in Islam reveals a lot of disagreement – some colours appear to be recommended or forbidden in clothing (differently for women and men) but there may be different views expressed between Quran itself and Hadith, also between different sects in Islam. Other colours have cultural roots in the different countries in which Islam…

  • Oman Art

    Oman traditional art inspiration Oman modern art inspiration Alia Alfarsi Dr Hanan Al Shihi

  • UAE Art

    Archaeological motifs Modern Art article Hazem Mahdy automatic art

  • Islamic geometric design

    Islamic geometric design

    Islamic geometric patterns derived from simpler designs used in earlier cultures: Greek, Roman, and Sasanian. They are one of three forms of Islamic decoration, the others being the arabesque based on curving and branching plant forms, and Islamic calligraphy; all three are frequently used together. Many traditional patterns were based on is the division of the circle…

  • Iranian art: Miniatures

    Shahname by Firdausi: miniatures of Ancient Iran Qalamkar (traditional woodblock printing in Farsi) Contemporary Persian Miniatures

  • Saudi Art

    Saudi Arabian art includes both the arts of Bedouin nomads and those of the sedentary peoples of regions such as the Hejaz, Tihamah, Asir and the Najd. There is also a vibrant modern art scene in major cities highlighting social issues, with a number of prominent women artists. Architecture The first mosque of Islam was the house…

  • Iranian Art: Geometric (forthcoming)

  • Shirin Neshat

    Source: edited and extended from Wikipedia Shirin Neshat (Persian: شیرین نشاط‎‎; born March 26, 1957) is an Iranian visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.  Her artwork centers around the contrasts between Islam and the West, femininity and masculinity, public life and private life, antiquity…

  • Iranian Art: Modern

    Shirin Neshat Siamak Filizadeh Uses references to traditional Iranian miniatures.   Shahname in Modern Iranian Art Ghalamdar Street Artist                   Ghalamdar Street Artist article Mansur Qandriz http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/qandriz-mansur ??Sotheby’s

  • Islamic Geometric Design using Abobe Illustrator

    Digital constructions Tutorial series by Smail Dahnani