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Mar 19 • 25 tweets • 16 min read
Geometric patterns are one of the most distinguishing features of Islamic art, thought to reflect the language of the universe & the greatness of creation

Today, artists are reinterpreting this traditional artform in new ways

A thread on 24 artists redefining Islamic geometry…
1/ After completing a bachelor’s in accounting & finance, Indian artist Antara Biswas took the plunge, switched careers and pursued what she loved doing most, creating art inspired by Islamic geometry…

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2/ Artist @SKbydesign work tells stories which are about celebrating something long forgotten, and a reclamation narratives. She is interested in colonial legacies, social justice & using art as a tool for change…
3/ UK based artist & educator @samira_mian has a passion for Islamic art & culture.

An experienced teacher of mathematics with Islamic geometry, she has created a contemporary take on tradition, promoting her art both in the UK & internationally…

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4/ Shaimaa Osman is a Dutch-born, North African Sudanese junior doctor & artist based in Devon.

She is renowned for her creative approach to Islamic art, through an exploration of geometry, calligraphy, maps & collage…

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5/ Alifia Khan is a self taught artist, with a passion for Islamic geometry. She found her interest in Islamic art during the COVID-19 pandemic…

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6/ For artist Ameet Hindocha, developing a multi-disciplinary practice with geometry at its core has allowed him to tap into an ancient but living tradition of design, and explore it with the tools & technology today…

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7/ Influenced by her Persian roots and Iranian heritage, artist Ghazaleh Khayat specializes in Islamic geometry and pattern. Architecture & monuments are a key source of inspiration behind her detailed works…

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8/ Artist @elisadeaneart impeccable use of colours and detailed brushwork are inspired by Islamic geometry & the miniature painting traditions of India & Iran…

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9/ Clarissa Grandi is a UK-based geometric artist & teacher of mathematics.

@c0mplexnumber is influenced by Islamic pattern & explores the interplay between rigid, regular, human-made geometry and nature’s organic, chaotic geometries & symmetries…

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10/ Ingrid Parrington is an American physician who has been turning Islamic geometric patterns into stained glass since 2018. A pivotal trip to the UAE exposed her to the beauty of Islamic art, and she has been a devout student of geometry ever since…

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11/ Whilst studying mathematics at university, artist @em_3190 found inspiration in Islamic geometry. After learning more about Islamic illumination, she developed a unique style bringing a contemporary twist to this traditional art-form…

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12/ For visual artist Margi Lake, the beauty, mystery & genius of Islamic geometric patterns is timeless & universal. They express the principles & realities that govern the cosmos, the natural world & human nature…

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13/ Known for her ingenious use of colour & mastery of Islamic geometry, biomorphic patterns & illumination, @EsraAlhamalArt is an artist & researcher based in London

Her work experiments & reinterprets traditional practices in contemporary ways…

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14/ Rajen Astho completed his MA degree in music composition in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2010. Around the same time he discovered his second big passion, the art of Islamic geometric pattern, which blossomed over the next few years…

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15/ Sandy Kurt's passion for Islamic geometry began in 2016 with an online course, an old compass and some cheap watercolours.

Her complex geometry and sense of colour has inspired `` thousands of artists to get started…

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16/ Canadian artist @oalanqar is inspired by Islamic geometry & indigenous art.

She believes it is important for people to connect with their roots, & makes connections to culture & heritage through her art…

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17/ Artist @halimacassell is one of the UK’s most distinctive, & dynamic ceramicists & sculptors.

Her work is instantly recognizable due to her bold designs, crisp carving & intuitive understanding inspired by geometry, architecture & nature…

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18/ Aziza Iqbal is an Indian Islamic visual artist based in Doha, Qatar

A passion for sacred geometry, Aziza uses both traditional & digital media to create vibrant, contemporary geometric compositions, drawn & painted using classical tools & techniques…
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19/ Bryn Edmonston is a self-taught artist specializing in colorful geometric layered paper cutouts, putting a contemporary twist on an ancestral art form. Her work is inspired by the tiling and plaster carvings of Southern Spain…

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20/ Ceramic artist Paul Barchilon creates intricate designs that take us on a voyage of discovery within the circle.

He found his niche in Moroccan art & from within a 1300 year old tradition of Islamic geometric design…

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21/ For British Muslim Artist @shaheenkahmed empathy is central to her practice. Islamic geometry is core to her work, & she explores social justice using maps as a tool for conversation…

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22/ British Muslim artist & brandalism activist @Teakster is shaping our understanding of contemporary Islamic art today.

He connects communities by challenging perceptions of space, replacing outdoor advertising with beautiful artwork…

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23/ Working at the intersection of art and science, @matthewshlian describes himself as a “paper engineer.” His use of both geometry and paper has defined his craft, with drawings, prints & sculpture that are unique in their manifestation…

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24/ British artist @zarahkhussain combines contemporary digital art with a training in hand drawn Islamic geometry. Her work encompasses animations made with code, interactive apps, painting, paper & sculpture…

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In Mamluk Egypt, enameled glass oil lamps were used to light the interiors of mosques. These fragile vessels were suspended from the ceiling by chains attached to the glass loops on their sides

A thread on mosque lamps from Mamluk Egypt, found in museums across the world...
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In Ottoman Damascus, ornate tile panels were common decorations, set into the walls of mosques, shrines and other buildings. Many were taken & are now in museums.
 
A thread on beautiful 17th century fritware tile panels from Damascus, Syria, found in museums across the world...
1/ Tile panel Circa 1550 CE - Circa 1699 1699 CE, Ottoman, Damascus, Syria

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Feb 19
Mina’i ceramics were made in Iran during the 12th & 13th centuries. Mina’i ware scenes depict courtly pursuits such as feasting, fighting, or poetry & music performances.

Many Mina’i ceramics were taken & put in museums across the world.

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Mina’i bowl, late 12th-early 13th century Iran, Kashan

It can be imagined that the performer here, is delivering the verses inscribed along the rim of the bowl: "If the beloved leaves me, what am I to do? If s/he does not see the wisdom of our union, what am I to do?"

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The ruler and courtiers depicted in this scene all wear costumes with embroidered tiraz armbands of the type traditionally given by Muslim rulers as honorific gifts to their subjects.

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İznik is a town in northwestern Turkey, renowned for its Ottoman-era hand painted ceramics & tiles.

İznik tiles decorated walls of shrines, mosques & palaces. Many were taken & put in museums & private collections across the globe.

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Pattern is typical of the ‘saz style’ a term that derives from the words saz kalem, or “reed pen.” The style developed in album drawings in black ink during second half of 16thc.

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Kufic script is one of the oldest forms of Arabic calligraphy, & was used as a preferred script for the Qur’an, many fragments are found in global museums

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eleven lines of Kufic script in black ink on vellum recto and verso; vocalisations shown with red dots; traces of binding on the right.

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