Arif Dino is one of the important figures in contemporary art and culture history Turkey. His brother Abidin who artists Turkish Contemporary history. Playing a major role development Dino's artistic style. figure contributed to arts scene Turkey with his paintings addition passion for sports, designs, poetry, articles criticism. This study carried out order create literature on Dino, was not i...

This study investigated the drawing processes of a Chinese ink painter through field observation, interviews, and a field experiment. Compared to many studies using a single method such as interview only, this multimethod study enabled us to capture the creative processes from various perspectives. We observed processes of drawing in a temple and asked the painter to draw 16 pictures in a field...

as a committed writer, najib al-kayl?ni was of the belief that works of art and literature should be used as a means to promote the islamic culture; thus, he regarded writing narratives, in a realistic style, as the need of the arab world and particularly the egyptian society. features which distinguish his works from those written by other writers are the religious hue and spirit of his storie...

The use of geometric patterns in art has a long history. The geometric period of ancient Greek art (ca. 900–700BC) is characterized by the extensive use of geometric motifs, mainly on vase and amphorae painting. These decorative motifs (meanders, triangles, circles, etc.) extend horizontally in multiple bands about the vase circumference, and they exhibit central and translational symmetry [7, ...

narrative style is the main feature of mehdi akhavan sales (1928-1990), one of the famous contemporary persian poets. but what gives a special prominence to his narrative poems and makes it distinct from the works of other contemporary poets is his idiosyncratic use of narrative techniques and methods. he employed in his works the element of narration in a distinctive manner. although, the narr...

in 20th century, artist’s new experiences and diverse examinations along with emerging different art movements, was so immense that in every decade of last century we faced with prodigious changes in modern arts. improvisation is one of the phenomena which enlivened in visual arts of early 20th. in 1909, among art revolutions in the west, visual arts experienced the “improvisation” in the works...

abd al - salam al-’ujayli is a syrian physician, literary man and novelist. by his specific style and personal method in expression and description, al-’ujayli is a link between leading authors of thirty and forty decades of twenty century on one hand, and innovators of fifty and sixty decades on the other hand. his literary works are a combination of abilities of these two generations. his sty...

Incorporating designs into the tiles that form tessellations presents an interesting challenge for artists. Creating a viable M.C. Escher-like image that works esthetically as well as functionally requires resolving incongruencies at a tile’s edge while constrained by its shape. Escher was the most well known practitioner in this style of mathematical visualization, but there are significant ma...

French literary illustration of the 18th century is studied from point view depicting an interior as a locale. The problem influence and visual sources on formation image through several series illustrations for Racine’s Works in editions. main comparative research are J. Berenice, engraved drawings by artists L. Cheron (1723), L.-F. Dubourg (1743), de Sève (1760), H.-F. Gravelot (1768), J.-J.-...

Working in the medium of batik, Paul Nzalamba creates images that are drawn from his native country, Uganda, and that reflect the strength, struggle, and beauty of all people, especially children and adolescents. We chose to use his “At Play” (1988) to show a modern, indigenous artist’s work that illustrates the color and joy of such artists. Mr. Nzalamba’s works are on display at his studio in...