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History (Islam), Art AFRICA ISLAMIC TILES IN FOCUS IN FOCUS LEARN * DREAM * AWAKEN* DISCOVER * ENLIGHTEN * INVESTIGATE * QUESTION * EXPLORE Islamic Tiles Permission granted to reproduce for individual use only. © 2007 Enrichment4You.com (937-430-7424) www.Enrichment4You.com History (Islam), Art m o Islamicrom ou.c F Y e 4 Tiles pl ent m m a S ch i r n E . w w w m o c . u o Y 4 m nt o r e F e chm l p ri m nHistory & Art a S .E Islamic Tiles w w w History (Islam), Art AFRICA ISLAMIC TILES IN FOCUS IN FOCUS LEARN * DREAM * AWAKEN* DISCOVER * ENLIGHTEN * INVESTIGATE * QUESTION * EXPLORE Islamic Tiles Permission granted to reproduce for individual use only. © 2007 Enrichment4You.com (937-430-7424) www.Enrichment4You.com History (Islam), Art m o c . m ou o r 4Y F e nt l p THISe ABOUT m m a h ENRICHMENT S ric GUIDE n E This enrichment guide. is designed to give you a short, but interesting description of Islamic is diw tiles. This Enrichment4You e-guide m vided into two fun sections w for you to explore: co w . 1. Overview of Islamic Design & Tiles - Pagesm 1 - 4. u o o r Y 2. Make an Islamic Inspired Tile Design F - Pages 4 5 - 15. e nt l p e m hm a S ric n E . w w w History (Islam), Art AFRICA ISLAMIC TILES IN FOCUS IN FOCUS Permission granted to reproduce for individual use only. © 2007 Enrichment4You.com (937-430-7424) www.Enrichment4You.com LEARN * DREAM * AWAKEN* DISCOVER * ENLIGHTEN * INVESTIGATE * QUESTION * EXPLORE Islamic Tiles the same motif, create a flowing pattern. 1 m o c . m ou o r 4Y F e nt l p e m hm a c S i r DID YOU n KNOW??? .E Historians believe w Throughout the Middle East,m various that Islamic tile artistsw o with objects, floors and buildings are decorated learned their craft from the c w . tiles. Islamic tiles used detailed geometric patterns, Chinese. Since most m oufrom the Arabic arabesquest, as o well as script artists learned their skill by r beautiful Y repeating geometric language to create following the instruction of F 4 someone in their family, t and shapes. designs inspired e bynplants l tile makers would pass on pOne of theemost notable features of Islamic their techniques to each m nature of the geometric mis thehrepeating generation. Different tiles a styles of tile design can be c design extends from a central point Sshapes.riEach associated with different andnextends outward in a series of symmetric countries throughout the E that include triangles, six-pointed stars, Middle East. .shapes and circles. Frequently each of the w hexagons shapes overlaps another creating an w geometric illusion. The result is a tile thatcan stand w optical alone or when placed together with other tiles with History (Islam), Art From the earliest of times, people have wanted to make their homes a place of beauty. Ceramic tiles are not only beautiful, but are a durable material for surfaces. Tiles have been used in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and throughout the Orient. One culture that created some of the most stunning tiles were those by Islamic artists. From the Moors of Africa and Spain to the luxurious tiles of Iran, Islamic tiles brought together color, texture and script in a multitude of interlocking motifs that were used individually and together in massive mosaics. History (Islam), Art AFRICA ISLAMIC TILES IN FOCUS IN FOCUS Ceramic tiles can be decorated using many different techniques. The following is a brief description of some of the techniques used by ancient tile artists: ENCAUSTIC OR INLAID: A tile has a second “layer” of white clay added to the surface prior to the second firing and glazing. When the tile is fired, the glaze bonds the two layers together. LEARN * DREAM * AWAKEN* DISCOVER * ENLIGHTEN * INVESTIGATE * QUESTION * EXPLORE Islamic Tiles Permission granted to reproduce for individual use only. © 2007 Enrichment4You.com (937-430-7424) www.Enrichment4You.com 3 m o c . m ou SGRAFFITO: A bisque tile has a contrasting o Islamic art and in particular Iscolor of slip ( liquid) clay applied to the r Y F lamic tiles are designed based on some basic surface. After the slip has dried, the artist uses 4 t These principles include the e principles. a sharp tool to scratch a design onto the l n following: surface. The color of the clay underneath p e stands out against the contrasting color of the m hm1. Repeating geometric elements - circles, slip. a c triangle, squares, polygons S i 2. Designs are two-dimensional - plants and CARVED AND MODELED TILES: Another r n other motifs are interwoven and intercontechnique for decorating the surface of tiles E . nected. was to add a carved or sculpted relief. wnumerous 3.point.Designs “radiate” or extendmfrom a center MOSAIC: Individual tiles made from w into a o to a border, 4. The design, though c confined colors are cut, carved and assembled w . could extend indefinitely outward from the pattern. Plaster is poured on top of the mosaic u m center point (theoconcept of never ending) pattern which seeps into the cracks between o 5.r The circle the primary element from each tile piece and allowed to dry. The result Yisgeometric F 4 which alltother elements are conis a larger tile that has a detailed pattern. The e structed. larger plaster tile is then used to decorate the l en p walls. m hm a S ric n E DID YOU KNOW??? . ISLAMIC PATTERNS use something called symmetry to show the wpatterns. interlocking repeating Symmetry means that the pattern can be w repeated fromw top to bottom, left to right or even at an angle. If the pattern is rotated, it is still the same. This allows for the patterns to intersect. History (Islam), Art HAND PAINTING: Skilled artists painted the surface of a bisque tile with different colored glazes. Islamic artists often decorated their tiles with elements from nature such as flowers, trees, leaves, exotic birds and geometric patterns. History (Islam), Art AFRICA ISLAMIC TILES IN FOCUS IN FOCUS LEARN * DREAM * AWAKEN* DISCOVER * ENLIGHTEN * INVESTIGATE * QUESTION * EXPLORE Islamic Tiles Permission granted to reproduce for individual use only. © 2007 Enrichment4You.com (937-430-7424) www.Enrichment4You.com 4 m o c . m ou o r 4Y F e nt l p e m hm Many cultures view the a as a symbol for eternity; this S ric circle is true in Islamic design too. Since n the circle has no beginning or end E . it is the basis for the geometric w designs one sees in Islamic art. It is mshapes w also from the circle that other o c square, w are constructed - .the u m hexagon. triangleoand o rThe symbolism Y associated F 4 e thesentshapes is also directly with l e to the Islamic religion. p connected msquare represents the physical m The a h the hexagon, the Heavens S ricworld, and the triangle, symbolizes Arabic comes from the Nabatean language. n harmony. The Nabateans once inhabited the area.E which is now Jordan and Syria. Arabic is The star, whether 4 sided or w written from right to left. Arabic is made up 8 sided or any number of points wletter of 28 letters. The shape of the symbolizes equal radiation in all depends on where it is writtenw in a word. directions from a central point. Common floral designs were the rosette and palmettes. These designs are often used to decorate the doorways of mosques and symbolize the garden of paradise which is filled with exotic and beautiful flowers. History (Islam), Art Geometric forms played an important part in Islamic tile designs, but so did “arabesques”. Plant or biomorphic shapes called arabesques also are dominant forms in Islamic tile designs. These are designs that have taken a complex plant or vegetable form and simplified it to it most fundamental shape. Spirals in shapes represented water, repeating circles symbolized the rhythms of nature while the spaces within a pattern represented the harmony found in the world. History (Islam), Art AFRICA ISLAMIC TILES IN FOCUS IN FOCUS LEARN * DREAM * AWAKEN* DISCOVER * ENLIGHTEN * INVESTIGATE * QUESTION * EXPLORE Islamic Tiles Permission granted to reproduce for individual use only. © 2007 Enrichment4You.com (937-430-7424) www.Enrichment4You.com 7 m o c . u m o o Y r 4 F t e en l p m m ch a S ri n E . w w w History (Islam), Art m m o o .c r u F o e Y l p t4 m of theendesign with the gold *Dab the surface a dimensional Spaint. mThe dimensional paint will h and shimmer to the design add a slight texture c i transparent. Let dry. yet keep the r design n E *Highlight various areas of the design with the . dimensional w paint. Let dry. w w 2. PAINT THE TILE *Paint the background design with your choice of acrylic paint colors. Contrasting colors such as red and green stand out against one another. Let dry. History (Islam), Art AFRICA ISLAMIC TILES IN FOCUS IN FOCUS LEARN * DREAM * AWAKEN* DISCOVER * ENLIGHTEN * INVESTIGATE * QUESTION * EXPLORE Islamic Tiles Permission granted to reproduce for individual use only. © 2007 Enrichment4You.com (937-430-7424) www.Enrichment4You.com 9 m o c . m ou o r 4Y F e nt l p e m hm a S ric n E . w w m o w c . m ou o r 4Y F e nt l p e m hm a S ric n E . w w w History (Islam), Art Background Tile Design