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AL HAMRA contemporary art projects is a plural artistic initiative promoted by a group of architects and visual artists in order to reclaim and recover the ornamental characteristic motifs of al-Andalus Muslim art, well as of the 'az-zulaiy' and the 'zillij' or 'zellige' traditions of the Mediterranean shores, reinterpreting formally turn, from the point of view of its own present, as contemporary and avant-garde elements for a new art creation, mainly related to pure geometric abstraction.


August 23, 2013

The visual language of Islamic design

The culture of the Muslim world has developed a very specific type of ornamental design, which is grounded in the religious demands of Islam. The visual language of Islamic design employs a variety of intricate geometric patterns, floral elements and ornate calligraphy, all of which are used to decorate manuscripts, textiles, furniture, buildings, etc. AL HAMRA contemporary art projects presents a diverse collection of abstract paintings, ranging from simple and elegant elements to complex and highly ornate interlocking patterns, based mainly on islamic artworks from the palaces and fortress of Alhambra (nowadays a UNESCO world heritage site), built in the Middle Ages for emirs of the Nasrid Emirate or Kingdom of Granada.
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