The main focus of this unique book is an in-depth examination of the polygonal technique; the primary method used by master artists of the past in creating Islamic geometric patterns. The author ...

Jay Bonner’s new book on Islamic geometric patterns is as dense and thick (595 pages) as the thorniest of textbooks, but the hundreds of illustrations and the immersion in this topic are simply ...

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, ...

Islamic geometric patterns and architecture represent a profound synthesis of mathematical precision and artistic expression inherent in centuries of cultural heritage. These patterns are not merely ...

Scientists analyze the world’s complexity to identify its underlying universal laws. Mystics immerse themselves in life’s complexity to experience a spiritual unity. And Arab artists from the eighth ...

The visual arts allows us to understand people of earlier eras: visual literacy reveals many things about what these people did, knew, and believed. Examining the geometric patterns that characterize ...

In stretches of intricate tiling on several 500-year-old Islamic buildings, Peter Lu and Paul Steinhardt wrote, they'd spotted a large fragment of a mathematical pattern that was unknown to Western ...

Nadia Alkhun is the owner of NAdiaNA art gallery in Milwaukee. Her upcoming exhibit, "Islamic-Inspired," will be at the gallery from Sept.2-Oct. 21. Milwaukee artist and NAdiaNA art gallery owner ...