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Islamic Visual Art
A lot of these are painfully reconstructed from old art books newly available from the New York Public Library.
M.C. Escher called this art his “richest source of inspiration.” Muslim artists, from Morocco to Palestine to Persia, were forbidden by their religion to include human images – so they were forced to become extremely creative with geometry and design, which look strikingly modern. More on the Islamic Golden Age
Two myths busted: They did not insert mistakes into their work to show humility before Allah, which many Westerners believed; and they did indeed make animals and mythological figures, but relatively rarely.
WHile this is very beautiful art, it is hard to find animations on the Internet. You will often see videos asking, is it appropriate in Islam to create pictures?
Which explains a lot.
See also: The Psychedelic Castle of Sammezzano in Tuscany Italy
