Strong contrasting colors,
decorative use of line, and pattern created by repetition make this piece
unmistakably Islamic in origin. However, in this painting the artist has
chosen a looser approach to balance and symmetry in order to simulate a
play of light and shadow across the leaves. The abstraction of plant and
flower forms to create a decorative pattern is an identifying characteristic
of Islamic art and manifests itself internationally in the form of the
arabesque.
Simple Design of Flowers,c Hatouf Hijazi
Tabbaa, 1998
$1167.oo
32.5x 95cm
(measurement includes frame but paintings must be shipped without
the frame for their protection)