... these elements express a unique and different appearance to all of Islamic architecture. One distinctive feature of Islamic decoration would be its geometric design. The role of geometric decoration is central to any analysis of Islamic art; it is one of the unifying factors that, for thirteen centuries, ... inside buildings. For example, the ceiling of the Tomb of Hafiz at Shiraz contains a sixteen-point star that is connecting many different shapes spread throughout the ceiling. All of the elements of decorative geometry in Islamic architecture represent the uniqueness and specialty of...

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... . Their methods were highly influential because they were so open to different and often contradictory adaptations. It is important to note that the geometric simplifications of form that led to art critic Louis Vauxcelle's reference to "cubes" in 1908 were not in themselves innovative. Instead it was ... -dish with Glass. In turn, this was the first Cubist paper colle. There was a more arbitrary relationship between the cut-out and stuck-on shapes and the things depicted in colle. A newspaper could stand for itself but also depict anything from a glass to a soda-siphon. Also, paper ... ...

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... common use." Walking around the building leaves one increasingly interested in this geometric jumble of forms, with the knowledge that it has grown over the church's life. " Organic like growth of the building's footprint" , allowable through its Neo Gothic style of architecture, transepts, minor transepts, lean-to buildings - all shapes growing out from the church like new shoots. The exterior typifies the ... use of this religious guideline given by this well-respected society used in many Anglican Church buildings of the 19th century cannot be ignored. This includes the romantic, ele...

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... a distinct, fixed nature. Cubists sought simultaneity by visually interpreting subjects from multiple viewpoints. This was achieved through the fragmentation and interlocking of form and space. Solid shapes and surrounding space was translated into overlapping geometric arrangements. Continuous outlines and neutral colours were also used to emphasise space and structure as objects were presented from a various angles. As Berger further comments, "Cubism ... moving in space" whilst "Braque seems to have been more concerned with the development of surface, of texture and of new relationship...

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... as one two a smaller sphere of the child's, this itself appears alike to a natural bulb or growth in my opinion, they are two clear shapes within one form united as one. Added emphasis is put on the arm seen at the front of the sculpture which is similar to the large arm ... strength of the mother mirrored by the child's some what limbless body. The lower body is even more abstracted of the female figure however the sinuous shapes may suggest dress/cloth texture. The form seems elongated perhaps to prove importance through height. The cloth shows a link to the classical sculptures of th...

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... as one two a smaller sphere of the child's, this itself appears alike to a natural bulb or growth in my opinion, they are two clear shapes within one form united as one. Added emphasis is put on the arm seen at the front of the sculpture which is similar to the large arm ... strength of the mother mirrored by the child's some what limbless body. The lower body is even more abstracted of the female figure however the sinuous shapes may suggest dress/cloth texture. The form seems elongated perhaps to prove importance through height. The cloth shows a link to the classical sculptures of th...

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... somewhat gloomy tone which is consistent with Benton's time period and style of the Great Depression. In Derain's piece he uses "thick and heavy brushstrokes (CM)" shown through geometric lines by the vertical trees and the horizontal road, while in Benton's piece, undulating and flowing organic lines are used which do not seem ... geometric at all. Another significant difference between the paintings is that much of the detail is omitted in The Turning Road and the figures are simplified into vivid Fauvism shapes (CM), while in the Haystack, you can clearly see the detailing of the hor...

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... geometrically etched lines on the surface of the earth. These colossal geoglyphs, called Nazca Lines, make in a single, continuous line, displaying an elaborate array of designs of animals, plants, and geometric shapes. These etchings, spread across the Peruvian desert to the coastal plain, are believed to be created by the ancient natives of the Nazca culture. These mysterious lines have grabbed the ... were found at some of the geoglyphic sites. Thus, the evidence indicates that these lines were used as ritual paths for the Nazca people to conduct ceremonies. Many of the geometric and...

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... early 1900s by mathematician, social philosopher and head of the City of London School Edwin Abbot Abbot, is a wonderful novel that, on the surface, is a cute little story about some geometric shapes who live in a two dimensional world called Flatland, but underneath is full of strong statements about racism and social structure - gender equity in particular. Edwin Abbot Abbot was well ahead ... dealt with at the beginning of the novel, and the square comes to examine these views and lead the reader to examine their own. The Flatland society consists of regular shapes - lines, triangles...

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