Art & Maths Decoration and Pattern
Lesson 1
Map of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington Map of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
Islamic Metalwork Recap Important words: engraving, motif, symmetry Types of decoration and pattern: Calligraphy (decorative writing - the earliest form of calligraphy is called Kufic) Scrolling/ growing forms (from nature) Geometric (abstract shapes)
geometry definition: A type of maths that looks at the properties, measurement, and relations of points, lines, angles, surfaces (2D), and solids (3D).
Technique: take a closer look BUCKET (detail), North-West Iran or Turkey, c. 1500. Brass engraved with silver The decoration features knots, cross-hatchings and delicate curving forms
THE COURTAULD BAG, Mosul, Northern Iraq, 1300-1330. Brass, raised, engraved and inlaid with gold, silver and black material
Fantastical creatures & mythical beasts Italian Ceramics Recap Important words: Renaissance, Majolica, rotation Types of decoration and pattern: Fantastical creatures & mythical beasts Natural forms The grotesque (Roman decoration)
Lesson 2
Honey comb – the hexagons are thought to be for storing the largest possible amount of honey while using the least amount of wax.
Snow flakes – three lines of symmetry
Can you work out the sequence? 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 …
The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where a number is found by adding up the two numbers before it. Starting with 0 and 1: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 … 0 + 1 = 1 1 + 1 = 2 2 + 1 = 3 3 + 2 = 5 5 + 3 = 8 8 + 5 = 13 13 + 8 = 21 21 + 13 = 34 34 + 21 = 55
Sunflower seed spirals
Pinecone spirals
How many spirals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpB4VAqOduo&t=193s
Lesson 3
Stained glass in Dolat Abad garden wind tower building in Yazd, Iran
Nasir al Molk Mosque Shiraz Iran
Stained Glass Ceiling at Beit Al-Quran Museum, Manama, Bahrain
Sheki Khan palace interior, 18th century
Geometric latticework (jali) at Salim Christi Tomb in Fatehpur Sikri.
Shadows provide added surface decoration
According to Islamic faith, light represents God
Lesson 4
Star and hexagonal tile panel. Iran, Nishapur, late 13th–14th century Star and hexagonal tile panel. Iran, Nishapur, late 13th–14th century. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Tahir (decorator), Panel of moulded lustre star tiles, Kashan, Iran, 1262. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.