The new categorizations of style in contemporary islamic calligraphy paintings in Malaysia. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 5 (4). pp. 403-407. ISSN 2010-3646 (2015)
Abstract
Islamic contemporary paintings stand as one of the
identities of the nation. The pluralisme of its styles has been depending mainly towards the classification of Muslim
artworks introduced by Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi in 1986. Due to
the expansion of art media, its technique, individual quality and aesthetic experience, this paper intends to search for the new styles emerged from the amalgamation of the three art traditions: Islamic, Western and Malay art, from the study made on Islamic calligraphy paintings selected from year 1947 until 2005. Among 707 paintings collected, 110 have been selected as samples to represent the diversity of the material, year, artist and painting technique. These paintings have been scrutinized using qualitative method (grounded theory) and the
final finding introduces 5 main styles which could accommodate in precise the paintings into its own suitable categories based on the latest art mainstreams
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Art writing, Art style, classification of Islamic art, contemporary Islamic calligraphy, Malaysian art |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Art & Design > Fine Art By Subject > Art & Design > Visual Culture Studies |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Art & Design |
| Depositing User: | Munirah Mohd Izzan (KABS, Puncak Alam) |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2022 23:54 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2022 09:11 |
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