When I asked my students why should we care about Islamic art, baffled by the question in an art history course, they answered “because they are objects of art that carry beauty.” Yet, as we well know ...

Discover how to create a stunning mixed media painting featuring Islamic calligraphy for Ramadan. This step-by-step art tutorial walks you through preparing the canvas, using gold and black paint, ...

S omething happened, right here in Minnesota, that I find deeply offensive. On October 6, during a class on Islamic art that was part of a global survey course in art history, a professor at Hamline ...

Translation of: Arte islamica : architettura, pittura, calligrafia, ceramica, vetri, tappeti. Milano : Mondadori arte, 2009. Basic Principles -- The interpretation of Islamic art -- The forms of ...

The painting that appears to be at the center of the controversy (from Rashid al-Din Ṭabib, Jami' al-Tawarikh, in the University of Edinburgh Library) Michigan art history Prof. Christiane Gruber ...

The Punjab Council of the Arts Rawalpindi, under the Information and Culture Department of the Government of Punjab, organised a two-day Islamic Art and Architecture Festival from January 16-17, in ...

TEHRAN -- The 4th International Painting Biennial of the Islamic World is to open at the Saba Art and Culture Complex today. Organized by Iran’s Academy of Art, the biennial aims to promote cultural ...

Cape Town - With the rise of digital technology and tools used for the creation of artwork, local Athlone resident and renowned Islamic calligrapher and artist Achmat Soni, 74, reflected on the deeply ...

After embracing Islam, Japanese artist Şule Shinku Shirakawa moved from Tokyo to Istanbul, where she studies at Mimar Sinan ...