Geometry and Art : In the Modern Middle East
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
8857240169
ISBN-13
9788857240169
Publisher
Skira
Imprint
Skira
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 18th, 2019
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
1,188 grams
Dimensions
29.30 x 25.00 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Art & design styles: Modernist design & BauhausHistory of art
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In a groundbreaking volume about the use of Islamic geometry in modern and contemporary art from the region, Middle East art expert and Sothebys Deputy Chairman Roxane Zand, and Dr Sussan Babaie professor of Islamic arts at the Courtauld Institute of Artof the University of London, explore ways in which traditional geometric legacies are applied and interpreted in new contexts. Dr Babaie''s scholarly essay traces the significance of geometry in the history of Islamic arts, looking at the emergence of modernisms of the Middle East through the prism of selected works by twenty artists and their multidisciplinary practices. Their works underscore the distinctive ways geometry, a universal heritage, has inspired the art of the region. Lavishly illustrated and bound, the book is aimed at both the general user and those with academic interest.
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