The complex geometry of Islamic
design
Islamic design is used in many places. Places like
mosques, madrasas (Islamic schools), palaces and some private homes. This is a
very complex looking art but once you got the knack of it, this will be easier
to draw or to design the pattern.
This started becoming
a trend in the 8th century AD. Most designs were taken from Persian
and Roman cultures and modified by the Muslims who made it their own and they
called it Arabesque.
To create this complicated, but rather simple art. All
you need is a ruler, a pencil and a compass.
There are many types of patterns
you can make. Examples are 4 folds, 5 folds and 6 folds. Counting the patterns
of the shapes (stars and petals or any other parts) will show where the shape
belongs. Plotting or drawing a grid can really help in the artwork. The whole
thing revolves around it. In a shape there are geometric shapes which are basic
and secondary. The outer shape is called basic shape and the inner shape(s) is
called secondary shapes. This is another key thing to remember.
Drawing lines called construction lines can really
help to create master pieces and adding these pieces to other pieces which looks
the same, is called repetition, it can help to create a pattern called tessellation.
Tessellation is when shapes are connecting to each other making a pattern which
does not overlap each other and does not leave any gaps between.
But one thing to really make sure that you are doing
correct is to make sure that the pattern has symmetry. Without making sure that
your pattern is symmetric, it won’t look as if it is good so you have to make
sure that it is symmetric. For 4 folds and 6 folds it is very easy to create
patterns but for 5 folds, as it won’t be even, it will be harder to draw a
pattern with only one shape so for 5 folds, you will have to use more than one
shape to create your pattern. This is more than 1000 years old tradition and is
still used now in mosques.
BROUG, E.
The complex geometry of
Islamic design
In-text: (Broug)
Your Bibliography: Broug, Eric. The Complex Geometry Of
Islamic Design. TED- ed, 2015. video.
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