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8 Fold Rosettes of Islamic Art (Online)

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About this class

In this online class we will explore the biomorphic and geometric patterns from Islamic world while focusing on a commonly occurring pattern. Each class will feature a curated historical contextualization of the chosen site and patterns. Participants will learn elementary to complex geometry and biomorphic pattern making. This class can be joined by beginners and novices, please know that each session will build upon skills and intensity. In each sessions, careful instruction is provided and handouts are given to make sure each participant understands and can work towards finishing the patterns taught in class. All classes are recorded and can be accessed for 3 months after the course ends.

Class Outline

  • Workshop ONE: 8 Fold Rosette Construction (Geometry and Biomorphic)

This class will focus on constructing the * fold rosette what will be used for the entirety of the course. A demonstration will be given on adding small biomorphic motifs to the geometric composition from Ghulam Nabi’s Tomb of Hyderabad. Participants will then gave the ability to paint and experiment with color.

  • Workshop TWO: Sindh- Sachal Sarmast Tomb (Biomorphic)

This class will focus on the unique patterns and colors from Sachal Sarmast Tomb, a location dedicated to the famous Sufi poet. Participants will have the chance to look at the wonderful world of Kashikari and how the indigenous colors, patterns and motifs come together to create the style the region is known for.

  • Workshop THREE: Qom- Fatemah Masumeh Mosque (Geometry)

This class will focys on the Seljuk and Safavid ornamentation implemented on Qom, Iran’s Fatemah Masumeh Mosque. Participants will learn and implement the motifs inside the mosque. This class will discuss the technique as well as look at the aesthetics and the history of the location.

  • Workshop FOUR: Aleppo- Umayyad Mosque (Geometry and Biomorphic)

This class will focus on the internal geometric and biomorphic patterns from the minibar of the Aleppo Umayyad mosque. We will look at the history of the history of the locations while investigating the variation of patterns and ornamentation. Participants will learn how the pattern is repeated to create a composition.

  • Workshop FIVE: Bursa- Green Mosque and Tomb

This class will focus on the internal biomorphic patterns from the mihrab of both Bursa’s Green mosque and tomb. We will look at the history of the history of the locations whole investigating the variation of tabrizi patterns and ornamentation appropriated by the early Ottomans Participants will lean how the pattern is repeated to create a composition.

  • Workshop SIX: Granada- Al Hambra Palace

This class will focus on the internal geometric and biomorphic patterns from a pair of carved wooden doors at Alhambra Palace. We will look at the history of the history of the locations while investigating the variation of the patterns and ornamentation unique to the location. Participants will learn how to create a geometric variation of the 8 fold rosette.

Materials needed

Please note: VCUarts Qatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUarts Qatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

  • A4 & A3 smooth paper
  • 2H pencil/mechanical pencil
  • 2B pencil, 30cm ruler
  • Technical compass
  • Eraser
  • Sharpener
  • Fineliner pens & colouring pencils and/or pens.
  • Laptop

Schedule

Start: Mon, April 15, 2024
End: Mon, May 20, 2024
Lessons: 6
Days: Mondays
Time: 5:30-8:00pm
Location: Online
Cost: QAR 1000

Instructors

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Laurelie Rae

Laurelie Rae is a teaching artist, living and making art in Istanbul since 2014. She graduated with BFA from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Rae completed her master’s degree in 2016 at the UK’s Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts before moving to Istanbul to continue her academic and practical studies of traditional and contemporary art. Her areas of interest are Islamic ceramics, drawing and illustration. She is an author, lecturer and museum education specialist who focuses on traditional and Islamic art methods and techniques. She is the author of “Islamic Art & Architecture: Memories of Seljuk & Ottoman Masterpieces”. In 2019 she completed her second master’s degree in Visual Arts and Communication Design at Sabanci University, where she explored contemporary Art and Art History.

Laurelie used her love of traditional ceramic imagery and combines them with contemporary illustration and ceramic works that deal with contemporary issues such as her ongoing project of Female Muslim travelers and West African Islamic Art.

She gives workshops in London, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Toronto, Montreal, Boston and IstanbuL. During this pandemic period her online classes have been sought after and warmly received by institutations globally drawing large numbers of participants for each session.

She is currently working on her second publication, Islamic Patterns: A Studio Guide that is geared towards artists. This book is a topical compilation of the motifs found within sacred and secular Islamic Art.

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