The Dome On The Rock: The Art Of Islamic Culture

Islam Culture and Art

In the following is the distinguished art of Islamic culture, the Islamic culture goes beyond the vast religion they study, and goes far into their art, and ideals that are even studied today. Islamic culture begins with the religions leader and prophet Muhammed. Muhammed was born around the year 566. In this time period there was little art, though the culture that was growing in this time came to add to todays present art. The Islamic culture goes beyond the vast religion they study, and goes far into their art, and ideals that are even studied today. In the following is the differences in the art, and the connection each one has with the Islamic culture.

The architecture such as the Dome on The Rock touches on the religions of the Islamic area, and the art that connects to it. The Sharon Pluralism Network goes into the religious aspect of the culture, how their religion works, and how their art depicts their society, and people. From this source it shows the beginning of Muslim religion, and the leader who began the culture. Though most religions are quite lenient on rules, and so are thepeople, it is not uncommon to see people stopping their cars, and doing their daily prayer. Stated in the article,

Within the Islamic culture, calligraphy is a way that was created to show the art within the art. The book also goes into the designs seen in Islamic culture, such as the flowered filigree the most used comparison when describing the Koran. Along with this is the use of Geometric designs. The book, Islamic Art and culture, "From the very first, figures were absent in mosques, and then in other religious settings such as schools. Even the items used in religious buildings avoid figural decoration." ( Islamic Art and Culture) This goes into the Islamic belief that religious figurines cannot hold the construct of humans, or Godlike