The Holy Quran Design And Decoration Analysis
College of Art and Design
University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan The holy Quran (Al-Kitab) Design and Decoration
Submitted to:
Dr. Kanwal Khalid
By
Syed Hammad Hassan
MFA-Graphic Design
Date: 06 March, 2015
ABSTRACT
The art of “The holy Quran Design & Decoration” has a specific place in the arts that have been associated to the Muslims. Islam as a religion explained through ‘The Book; Quran’, precisely known as (Al-Kitab), emphasized the verbal and conceptual understanding of the written sermons and scriptures. The art of “The holy Quran Design & Decoration”, became a genre based on the non-figural and beautified tradition of the Muslim aesthetics, especially …show more content…
The principle was carried enriched for closer inspection. The principle was carried out with the greatest refinement, and the harmony and beauty of all ornamentation is derived from its observance. The highest difference was thereby obtained; the detail never interfering with the general form. Seen at a distance, the main lines strike the eye; on nearer approach, the ornamentation comes into the composition; and minute inspection reveals the detail on the surface of the ornaments themselves. Every region has its own design esthetics and formulas. Greco-Roman art has its own formulas of ordinance and propositions; Chino-Japanese art has its characteristic copies; and Syro-Arabian art its abstract and geometrical diagrams. The general elements of Arabian art, as applied to architecture and the holy Quran (Al-Kitab) decoration consist of stalactites, intertwining, and ornaments. Stalactites which are at the same time ornaments and members of architecture are engaged in corbelling, in coving and pendentives (a curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches), cut in wood and placed side by side or opened into hollows by superficial casing in wire. The intertwining which embellish the surfaces are carved and trimmed in split-boards or …show more content…
There is not a specific law for the shape it could be a square or a hexagon.
2- Symmetry: Geometric patterns have a balance and harmony of proportion between their basic structures.
3- Scalability: Geometric patterns can be used in any size and scale because it always created through a square. So, they used to create a square, fill the square with required lines/patterns, erased the unwanted lines and then repeat the square to the complete art board.
4- Coverage: Islamic art tends to cover the entire object that is used for the design whether the object is a mall dish or an architectural wall, Islamic art elements including geometric patterns tend to cover the entire object.
5- Movement: Patterns in Islamic art and architecture are not static. The interlacing of strands of geometrical patterns in complex star configurations and polygons conveys an illusion of never ending movement.
6- Frames: The majority of Islamic geometric patterns are framed or placed within a pre-calculated surface or framed object.
Before proceeding with the characteristic of Geometric designs and pattern let's have a brief look at the characteristic in context with the basic principles of designs.
Principles of
University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan The holy Quran (Al-Kitab) Design and Decoration
Submitted to:
Dr. Kanwal Khalid
By
Syed Hammad Hassan
MFA-Graphic Design
Date: 06 March, 2015
ABSTRACT
The art of “The holy Quran Design & Decoration” has a specific place in the arts that have been associated to the Muslims. Islam as a religion explained through ‘The Book; Quran’, precisely known as (Al-Kitab), emphasized the verbal and conceptual understanding of the written sermons and scriptures. The art of “The holy Quran Design & Decoration”, became a genre based on the non-figural and beautified tradition of the Muslim aesthetics, especially …show more content…
The principle was carried enriched for closer inspection. The principle was carried out with the greatest refinement, and the harmony and beauty of all ornamentation is derived from its observance. The highest difference was thereby obtained; the detail never interfering with the general form. Seen at a distance, the main lines strike the eye; on nearer approach, the ornamentation comes into the composition; and minute inspection reveals the detail on the surface of the ornaments themselves. Every region has its own design esthetics and formulas. Greco-Roman art has its own formulas of ordinance and propositions; Chino-Japanese art has its characteristic copies; and Syro-Arabian art its abstract and geometrical diagrams. The general elements of Arabian art, as applied to architecture and the holy Quran (Al-Kitab) decoration consist of stalactites, intertwining, and ornaments. Stalactites which are at the same time ornaments and members of architecture are engaged in corbelling, in coving and pendentives (a curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches), cut in wood and placed side by side or opened into hollows by superficial casing in wire. The intertwining which embellish the surfaces are carved and trimmed in split-boards or …show more content…
There is not a specific law for the shape it could be a square or a hexagon.
2- Symmetry: Geometric patterns have a balance and harmony of proportion between their basic structures.
3- Scalability: Geometric patterns can be used in any size and scale because it always created through a square. So, they used to create a square, fill the square with required lines/patterns, erased the unwanted lines and then repeat the square to the complete art board.
4- Coverage: Islamic art tends to cover the entire object that is used for the design whether the object is a mall dish or an architectural wall, Islamic art elements including geometric patterns tend to cover the entire object.
5- Movement: Patterns in Islamic art and architecture are not static. The interlacing of strands of geometrical patterns in complex star configurations and polygons conveys an illusion of never ending movement.
6- Frames: The majority of Islamic geometric patterns are framed or placed within a pre-calculated surface or framed object.
Before proceeding with the characteristic of Geometric designs and pattern let's have a brief look at the characteristic in context with the basic principles of designs.
Principles of