Islamic Art

    Islamic Art produced in 7th Century onward by people who practicing Islam as religion.Islamic Art doesn't represent religion, time, place but it is Islamic Architecture that include calligraphy, paintings, glass, ceramics and textiles.

    This art doesn't restricted to religious art but includes all the art of the rich and varied culture of societies as well.Islamic Art developed from many sources such as Roman, Early Christian Art, and Byzantine. These styles were taken over in early Islamic Art and Architecture. The influence of the Sassanian Art of Pre-Islamic Persia was of paramount significance. Besides that, Central Asian styles were brought in with various nomadic incursions. In additional, Chinese influences had a formative effect on Islamic paintings, pottery and textiles.

The concept of "Islamic Art" has been criticised by some  modern art historians by calling it "figment of imagination" or a "mirage". The similarities between art produced at widely different times and places in the Islamic world have been sufficient to keep the term in wide use by scholars.

The repeating elements in Islamic Art such as geometrical floral or vegetal design in a repitition known as the Arabesque. The arabesque in Islamic Art is often used to symbolize the transcendent, indivisible and infinite nature of God.