One-Day Workshop on Teaching Geometric Patterns Introduction: On December 23, 2023, the Islamic Art School hosted a one-day workshop on teaching geometric patterns in the city of Qom. The workshop, spanning eight hours, provided participants with the unique opportunity to learn from renowned Islamic art professors. The event featured distinguished instructors, Mr. Saeed Shakouri […]
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Institution at a glance The cultural institution of Islamic School of Art is one of the first cultural and institutes emerged from Qom Seminary and is active since 2005 in explaining the principles of religious thought and art in the Islamic society and is training and educating clergies from around the country. After ten year
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In the first weeks of November 2018, the second part of ISOA’s faculty exchange program with Goethe University took place and this time Goethe University was host to the Iranian group constituting with ISOA’s President, Dr Seyed Mohammad Hussein Navab, Noble faculty Member Dr. Seyed Abolghasim Zharfa, Professor of Art History Seyed Amir Kooshei, And
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Mosques are known for the breathtaking interior art that’s contained within their walls. From the “pink mosque” to the dazzling Shah Cheragh, these places of worship have interiors awash in vibrant color and tile work so intricate that it’s hard to believe that they were created by human hand. During a trip to Iran, photographer
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The MSC Visual Arts Committee (VAC) has teamed up with the Muslim Students Association (MSA) to educate the Bryan-College Station community about Islam through art. The two organizations have assembled an art exhibit, “Salaam,” which opened on Jan. 18 in the MSC Reynolds Gallery and will be on display until March 3. The exhibit features
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To an untrained eye, the late-13th-century “Star Tile” could seem like just another pretty object in a gallery full of exquisitely detailed treasures. The central image depicts a horse lying among flowers, framed by a border of abstract squiggles. Aimée Froom sees a richer meaning in the tile because she can read those squiggles. The
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This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will unveil a new show of over 100 Iranian artworks dating from the 6th to the 19th century. The exhibition, titled “Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces From Persian Lands,” is part of the 10th-anniversary celebrations for the museum’s Art of the Islamic Worlds initiative and represents the start of
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Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves.
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What is muqarnas and why is it so magical?
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Never judge a book by its cover. That’s one age-old English idiom which isn’t applicable to the art of Islamic bookbinding. The book covers crafted during the Islamic civilisation were more than just protectors of Holy Scriptures — they were windows to the world of Islamic civilizations which placed a high value on knowledge, art,
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