Saturday, September 12, 2009

Masks Project Pt. 2- North Africa and the Middle East

source: http://www.rugtent.com/K109-KA.jpg
'course, the first thing i think of when thinking of the Middle east is carpets. I know that's stupid, but it's true.

the dominant founder of the Middle Eastern and North African cultures is Islam. In Islam, you can't decorate with pictures of people, so they developed a tradition of rich textured organic surface design. This is what I want to emulate!


source: http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/lma.htm
the border on this late medieval cup is just what i'm talking about! that organic scrollwork-i'll have to look for it everywhere!

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