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      Islamic art and ornamentation: Reflections on the study of art from Alois Riegl to Ernst Gombrich and beyond

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      Şentürk, Murat Kenan
      Advisor
      Johnson, Lewis Keir
      Date
      2000
      Publisher
      Bilkent University
      Language
      English
      Type
      Thesis
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      Abstract
      In this study certain arguments about two different but related phenomena are presented: Islamic art and ornamentation. The problem of maintaining a relevant definition for both cases is emphasized by giving examples of diverse and even opposing explanations. For ornamentation, the work of two art historians. Alios Riegl and Ernst Gombrich is elaborated and the differences in their approach to ornamentation are tried to be shown. In order to understand the issue of Islamic ornament, first the discussions about the term Islamic art are given, then the place of ornamentation in Islamic art is argued by taking arabesque as an example case. Finally the possibilities of experiencing the artwork in such a situation which the plurality of approaches that may subject to contradict each other exist, are investigated. The ambiguity of Islamic ornamentation is expected 'to give way to an inquiry about the nature of artwork.
      Keywords
      Islamic art
      Ornamentation
      Arabesque
      Adois Riegl
      Ernst Gombrich
      Sublime
      Philosophy of Art
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