‏ Properties of Islamic Art as a Source for the Emergence of Some Modern and Contemporary Art Movements

Gammash All Gammash ¹

¹Associate Professor Visual Arts- College of Designs and Arts - Umm Al - Qura University,  [email protected]

Volume:13 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 143-169 | June 2021 | https://doi.org/10.54940/ep78879347 | PDF

Received: 22 June 2020 | Accepted: 12 June 2021

Abstract:

The study examined the characteristics of Islamic art; and how Western artists benefited from these characteristics to starting for made modern and postmodern art. The researcher used the historical descriptive approach by tracing these artistic characteristics and the comparative descriptive approach to comparing the characteristics of Islamic art on the one hand and the properties of modern and contemporary art on the other. The research was based on an intended sample of works of art that revealed some aesthetic art features. One of the most important results of the research is; (1) to reach some of the starting points and solutions that help the contemporary Muslim artist to express his ideas and aspirations in the original art formations rooted in Islamic art. (2) To emphasize the need of reading Islamic art today in a contemporary manner.

Keywords:

Islamic arts, contemporary art, post-modern art, art schools, Muslim artist

How to cite this paper:

All Gammash, G (2021).‏ Properties of Islamic Art as a Source for the Emergence of Some Modern and Contemporary Art Movements, Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Educational and Psychological Sciences, Vol (13), No (2)