Islamic Art
Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations. Referring to characteristic traditions across a wide range of lands, periods, and genres, Islamic art is a concept first used by Western art historians in the late 19th century.
The early developments of Islamic art were influenced by Roman art, Early Christian art, particularly Byzantine art, and Sasanian art, with later influences from Central Asian nomadic traditions. Chinese art had a significant influence on Islamic painting, pottery, and textiles. From its beginnings, Islamic art has been based on the written version of the Quran and other seminal religious works, which is reflected by the important role of calligraphy, representing the word as the medium of divine revelation.
Public Islamic art is traditionally non-representational, except for the widespread use of plant forms, usually in varieties of the spiraling arabesque. These are often combined with Islamic calligraphy, geometric patterns in ceramic, tiling or metal work. Other forms of Islamic art include artifacts like Islamic glass or pottery, and textile arts, such as carpets and embroidery. A key form of Islamic art exists in the long tradition of miniature painting. These pictures were often meant to illustrate well-known historical or poetic stories. Some interpretations of Islam, however, include a ban of depiction of animate beings, also known as aniconism. Islamic aniconism stems in part from the prohibition of idolatry and in part from the belief that creation of living forms is God's prerogative.
Discover the many Artsper artists creating Islamic art today! From all mediums of artistry, color and tone, here are the artists to note!
Camille Léage
Bus 60, Chateau Rouge
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$167
Bus 60, Pont Riquet
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$201
Bus 60, Parc de Belleville
Camille Léage
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$201
Bus 60, Château Rouge (Bus 60)
Camille Léage
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$201
Iran (Silk Roads)
Camille Léage
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$257
Mohammad Ariyaei
King Solomon sitting in Jerusalem
Mohammad Ariyaei
Painting - 100 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch
$4,375
L'arbre de la connaissance et de l'immortalité
Mohammad Ariyaei
Painting - 155 x 243 cm Painting - 61 x 95.7 inch
$14,585
Marriage of two mystical poets
Mohammad Ariyaei
Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$3,702
Kings of the Renaissance
Mohammad Ariyaei
Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$3,702
Serge Salis
Plateforme Environnementale
Serge Salis
Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$729
Yeni Cami (nouvelle mosquée)
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$898
Macchiareddu et ses conteneurs
Serge Salis
Painting - 24 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch
$785
Beau temps sur la Istiklal CD
Serge Salis
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,814
Je plane comme un drone et jouie à la vue de ce spectacle
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,927
Je pars d'un point et parviens à rejoindre un complexe de formes et couleurs... L' abstrait est devant moi
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,488
Quartier de Villanova Cagliari
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$673
Ayasofya et ses environs
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Zakaria Al Omar
The Horse and the night
Zakaria Al Omar
Print - 70 x 140 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$660
The state of being far
Zakaria Al Omar
Print - 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$660
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Ode to Textiles
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch
$1,717
Barichara with a View
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.78 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,806
Sunny's and Soles
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.78 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,896
Buenos Aires Buenas Vibras
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,806
Brooklyn Tiles
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch
$1,717
Domino + Dominoes
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 12.7 x 17.78 x 1 cm Painting - 5 x 7 x 0.4 inch
$1,986
Gowanus con Ganas
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,806
Avenida del Atlántico
Catalina Escallón Rosselli
Painting - 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm Painting - 7 x 5 x 0.4 inch
$1,806
Taha Bader
Dream or Contemplate
Taha Bader
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,357
In the midst of Bazaar
Taha Bader
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,357
Iman Toufaily
Gabriel Lekegian
Joiner’s Shop Cairo
Gabriel Lekegian
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch
$1,111
Mosque and Rue Emir Akhor
Gabriel Lekegian
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$387