Islamic and traditional
art
Introduction to Islamic art
by Dr Linda Komaroff
This illustrated introduction links history with artistic developments and covers the early Islamic, early medieval, late medieval and later Islamic periods. It is
based around the extensive collection of works at Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
ranging in date from the seventh to the 19th century and geographically from southern
Spain to Central Asia. For a quick overview of the items discussed, see the page of thumbnail images. Art of the
Mamluks
Illustrated elections from a book by Dr. Esin Atil, describing the art of the Mamluk
empire that ruled in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine for more than 250
years.
Symmetry
and pattern: the art of oriental rugs
Site created by Carol Bier, curator of the Textile Museum. Detailed commentary on
aspects of design, involving some simple mathematics.
Carpets
Rugs: design, dyeing techniques, materials, weaving and knotting, classification, etc.
Tattoos and
henna
Skin decoration in the Middle East. What is an "Arabic
tattoo"?
Henna
A comprehensive website about henna, used for skin decoration in many parts of the Arab
world - including how to do it yourself.
More about henna
From arab-heritage.com
Art and Islam
Elisabeth Siddiqui discusses the relationship between Islamic art and the principles of
Islam.
Islamic art
exhibition
A selection of exhibits at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Mathaf
Gallery
London art dealer specialising in 19th century and contemporary
Orientalist paintings.
Pre-Islamic art
Three sets of sculpture from the
Detroit Institute of Arts: South
Arabian, Mesopotamian
and ancient
Egyptian.
Modern art
Arab Art Exchange
Probably the best site for modern Arab art. Extensive list of artists with links to their
work, reviews and
articles.
Orient Art
Portfolios by Lebanese artists, plus links to several Beirut galleries
Iraqi Art
Work by several groups of artists, such as the Baghdad School and the Pioneers
International
Muslimah Artists' Network (IMAN)
Works by contemporary women artists
EgyptArt
Work by Egyptian artists for sale
Kahlil Gibran's Art
The writer turns artist
Boulevard Pasteur
A site for Moroccan artists and writers
Institut du
Monde Arabe - Paris
A variety of on-line exhibitions (with text in French)
Darat al
Funun
Comprehensive Arab art site based in Jordan
Khalil Sakakini
Center
Palestinian artists and poets
Arab Image
Institute
Photography archive
Contemporary
Sudanese Art
Paintings
of Yemen
A selection of watercolours and oils by Caroline Lees
Joseph
Matar
Lebanese artist, painter and poet Lebanon
Art
A site for artists, painters, photographers and poets.
Photography
The
photography of Hakim Talbi
Hakim
Talbi was born in 1966 in Oran, Algeria. He
learned the basics of photography at the Algiers
Military School of Engineers (ENITA) where he graduated in
1990. He covered many political events in
Algiers with his 35mm camera from 1988 to 1993. He now lives in New York and is working on two
books about his art.
Arab
Foundation for Images
A non-profit organisation which aims to locate, collect and
preserve the photographic heritage of the region.
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