What is the difference between arabesque and geometric lines

Used by many as a temporary prayer carpet for home use, this embroidery has a fair incorporation of contrasting elements such as color, layout combinations, and spacing allow the worshiper to delve in their prayer ritual without feeling far from a holy aura of being in a mosque.

Local mosque decorations composed of materials abundant to its geographical location, and the skills of the workforce there as well. Wood carvers, as shown in the video, create these wonderful arabesque designs and plates for the Mihrab of their local mosque.

This Japanese tea pottery set incorporates Arabesque style decoration, floral designs and pattern repetition techniques on ceramic material. Bronze, copper, iron, and goldsmiths have used their skills to create intricate, culturally satisfying art pieces full of intertwined foliage and iconography.

This is not an Islamic art piece but it clearly has heavy influence by the Arabesque art culture. Islimi designs gradually emerged as the floral, vegetative style of Islamic art in various forms around the world.

As Islam spread and nations adopted the faith, they stylized their decorative arts to fit the principles of Islam. At the same time they were inspired by each other. Most notable influences were from Chinese and Byzantian arts. The development of one of the most common Islimi styles; Rumi a Turkish and Persian term was developed by the Seljuks from Central Asian Turk cave paintings of animals and birds.

As the Seljuks moved into Anatolia in the 10th century and adopted Islam they stylized the wings and beaks and developed the Rumi motif. This motif was then replicated and developed around the Islamic world. Motifs are abstract palmettes and stylized flowers. What separates the different Islimi styles are the motifs because they are representations of local plant life. This can make these designs feel like a continuum of the surrounding nature. The table above shows terminology for some of the various families of motifs and styles developed by the Seljuks and Ottomans.

Hiyong, Asiatic huns were creating animal motifs from the 4th century BC. These were developed by the Uyghur Turcs in 9th century AD, Anatolian Seljuks then used the animal wings and beaks to create the motif called Rumi. The motif is beautiful in its simplicity and perfect in its archetypal proportions.

The different components of the Rumi composition fit together in and around each other like a jigsaw puzzle. The following pages show these key components and how they are arranged the produce a traditional design. Regardless of the shape the motif might take, it will always revolve around this ball. If a second motif is attached to the first it will also grow from this ball.

The motif can be drawn geometrically which shows similarity to one half of the Taoist yin-yang symbol. Using abstract art is one of the most distinguishing features of Islamic art; artists used to abstract each decoration unit, like modifying the natural shape of vegetal designs of flowers and leaves into a new motif that gives the impression of continuity and immortality.

Arabesque depends on filling the empty spaces with infinitely repeated drawings, as if there is a deep fear from empty space. Amazingly, the repetition and complexity of designs give a unidimensional surface the visual impression of being three dimensional.

Arabesque symbolizes the unity of belief and the perception of the traditional Islamic culture. For many Muslims, arabesque reflects the absolute power of Allah the one God. Moreover, the Islamic arabesque artist conveys a sense of spirituality in humans.