Inference and Design in Kuba and Zillij Art with Shape Grammars

Year: 2006 Authors: Ramgopal Rajagopalan; Eric Hortop; Dania El-Khechen; Cheryl Kolak Dudek; Lydia Sharman; Fred Szabo; Thomas Fevens; Sudhir Mudur

Core claim

Shape grammars provide a unified computational framework for analyzing symmetric and semi-symmetric decorative art and for creating new related patterns.

Topics

structural inference, generative design, decorative pattern analysis, shape grammars

Domains

geometry, symmetry, tiling theory, group theory, African Kuba textiles, Moorish zillij mosaics, Islamic ornament, pattern design

Methods

shape grammar rules, structural classification, computational analysis, pattern generation

Media

textiles, mosaics, geometric motifs, overlaid diagrams

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