Islamic ceramic ornamentation and process : proposals for a new aesthetic vocabulary in contemporary architectural embellishment within kuwait
/ Fahad A. H. H. Alkandari
School of Art, Design & Performance, University of Central Lancashire, England
, 2011.
448p.
: ills (some in color), tab, chart.
Code E.Dissertation: 128
مدخل: کاشیکاری
مدخل: معماری، بررسی هنر معماری در عالم اسلام
Ph.D
Art, Design & Performance
This research project discussing the erosion of Islamic identity within contemporary architecture in the Gulf States and in particularly Kuwait, as well as the ensuing decline in the use of ceramics as a defining embellishment material. The research compares the aesthetics of traditional and contemporary Islamic architectural design, whilst also examining the reasons behind this erosion in traditional design style. The diminishing identity of Islamic visual culture is investigated by combining studies in the fields of art, aesthetics, design, architecture, and the social sciences, in order to understand the nature of the research problem.