While touring the Islamic exhibit, I was able to enjoy many of the works of the Middle East that are both foreign and common to our own culture. The color schemes may have been different in many ways to modern works, but the idea of symbolism is still prevalent in many of our nation’s national monuments and in many of the churches of different denominations that dot our land.
The details and intricacies were perhaps the most astounding figures of the exhibit, as each detail was more than the last – some works of art I doubt that even machines could produce that level of intricacy. I find this to be a result of the common variants found in every work of art: religion and dedication. These things are not so different from our own society and religion, whether we are Mormon, Jewish, or simply believe in the power of the almighty dollar.
Geometric art was extraordinarily prevalent in the Islamic art, perhaps even more so than in our own western art. Each element and shape fit into anther to form a greater whole, and give purpose and meaning to another. Especially striking were the ways in which different elements and shapes could come together as one whole when viewed through the slot (the many seemingly disorganized shapes and colors created a whole scene of an elephant when viewed through the right angle and pathway).
I was inspired to pay more attention to the whole of the details while both viewing and then later reflecting on the works found in this exhibit. I hope to better emulate that idea of paying close attention to the details while striving to achieve the greater vision of the whole above. Just as when we observe the laws of God or Allah for a greater purpose, there is beauty in that exactness and hope in the details that we are able to provide. These details similar to how each of us leave our own intricate prints on society, while making the larger object easy for someone to understand who can appreciate, but does not get overly fixated on the details therein.
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