Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Industries & Creative Culture, DESIGN DECODED 2021, 24-25 August 2021, Kedah, Malaysia

Research Article

Arabesque: Intrinsic Characteristics of Foliated Eurasian Ornament

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        author={Fatima  Zahra},
        title={Arabesque: Intrinsic Characteristics of Foliated  Eurasian Ornament},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Industries \& Creative Culture, DESIGN DECODED 2021, 24-25 August 2021, Kedah, Malaysia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={DESIGN-DECODED},
        year={2022},
        month={3},
        keywords={arabesque islamic patterns in architecture eurasian foliated motif islamic motifs},
        doi={10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315265}
    }
    
  • Fatima Zahra
    Year: 2022
    Arabesque: Intrinsic Characteristics of Foliated Eurasian Ornament
    DESIGN-DECODED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315265
Fatima Zahra1,*
  • 1: School of Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia
*Contact email: zahrasiddiqi13@gmail.com

Abstract

Focus of the paper is on the geometric and foliated intrinsic nature of the Eurasian motif “arabesque” and the application of this rhythmic linear pattern in architecture. As arabesque has measured into two phases that is, Islamic Art phase and Europe decorative art “renaissance” phase. Different nature of the ornament is illustrated under the shelter of literature that spell out the Eurasian ornament characteristics. This article briefly examined the characteristics of arabesque and explored its main decorative features which are floral and geometric in nature with both nonfigurative (Islamic nature) and figurative (European nature) appearance. In the end, owing to the nonfigurative nature of Islamic architecture, this paper also discusses the arabesque decoration, which is also often a prominent component of the most relevant enrichment work and plays a role in architectural ornamentation. At long last, it takes a gander at the impact of the art created in the realm of Islam on the speciality of different societies, especially that of Europe. Arabesque, a masterpiece is particularly associated with methods for transmitting the message of Islam instead of the material shape used as a part of different societies.