Comments on: Islamic Art

Islamic Art

obedo — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:56:06 -0800

: Islamic architecture, Islamic patterns and Islamic calligraphy.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 20:15:31 -0800

beautiful--thanks!

By: Grod

Grod — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 21:05:04 -0800

truly gorgeous. I just wish that the patterns weren't all gifs. It looks as though they dropped colors.

By: paleocon

paleocon — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 21:05:53 -0800

How the hell can this art be respected when the underlying belief system is manufacturing terrorists who bayonet children in Beslan?

By: techgnollogic

techgnollogic — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 21:26:56 -0800

Dude that was lame.

By: arse_hat

arse_hat — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 23:55:44 -0800

A good friend moved home to Morocco a few years ago. I am always jealous of the lovely architectural details I see in the pictures she sends me. Thanks for the link to some beautiful art, obedo. Grod is right about the colors. That’s too bad.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 10:02:29 -0800

Indeed that was a bit lame. I'm quite certain they didn't have bayonets when all of these building were being put up. Everything need not be political. The stuff on this site is quite beautiful.

By: raygirvan

raygirvan — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 11:30:24 -0800

Quite so. How can you respect the art of the Book of Kells when Christianity also produced Jonestown Massacre? Or the patriotic military music of John Philip Sousa when the same belief system led to the My Lai massacre?

By: floanna

floanna — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 15:38:20 -0800

I personally find islamic architecture incredibly beautiful and have only just refound an old book of persian art that came from Terhan that was given to me years ago. The comment from Paleocon wasn't just lame, it was stupendously idiotic. Yes the Beslan situation was devastating and such a sad loss of lives, but it makes me worry that the small mindedness of certain people will mean that I will tarred with the same brush and will become a terrorist - just because I happen to own a book of architecture that is written Islamic (that I can't even read)! Just open your eyes and appreciate some beauty out there!!