Manu Sharma

Contemporary or is it traditional?

Disciplines Interiors, Photography

Released 2009

Geometrical Flowers!

Geometric patterns make up one of the three non-figural types of decoration in Islamic art. These abstract designs not only adorn the surfaces of monumental Islamic architecture but also function as the major decorative element on a vast array of objects of all types. Islamic artists appropriated key elements from the classical tradition, then complicated and elaborated upon them in order to invent a new form of decoration that stressed the importance of unity and order.
Consisting of, or generated from, such simple forms as the circle and the square, geometric patterns were combined, duplicated, interlaced, and arranged in intricate combinations, thus becoming one of the most distinguishing features of Islamic art.

The photograph was taken at Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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