Islamic Art at Doris Duke’s Shangri La: Playing with Form and Pattern

Year: 2004 Authors: Carol Bier; David K. Masunaga

Core claim

Shangri La offers an unusually dense, accessible setting for studying symmetrical and geometric structures in Islamic art and in the surrounding built and planted environment.

Topics

symmetry, pattern, Islamic art, geometry, museum education

Domains

plane symmetry groups, rotational symmetry, geometric pattern, Islamic tilework, architectural ornament, landscape design

Methods

photographic documentation, visual analysis, site observation, pattern comparison

Media

molded ceramic tiles, carved marble screens, painted wood panels, textiles, glass

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