Category Archives: Arab Islamic art
Leighton House Museum, Sir Richard Burton, Syrian Ceramics, the Syrian Revolution and I
I woke up this morning missing my life as a potter, missing the clay, missing its feel and textures for there is a difference to the touch between porcelain and stoneware and between earthenware and stoneware, clays out of which … Continue reading
Posted in Alisar Iram's art, Alisar Iram: articles and notes, Arab Islamic art, Damascus, Iznik Tiles, Language of ornament, Leighton House Mureum, Leighton House Museum, Lord Frederick Leighton, Mamluk and Ottoman Syrian tiles, Pottery, Richard Francis Burton, Syrian ceramics, Syrian tiles, Victorian art, William De Morgan
Tagged Alisar Iram's art, Alisar Iram's articles, Alisar Iram: ceramics, Damascus, Damascus ceramics, Damascus ceramics in the 15 and the 16th centuries, Geometric and floral, Histoty of art, Iznik tiles, Language of ornament, Leighton House Museum, Lord Frederick Leighton, Mamluk and Ottoman ceramic tiles, Mamluk and Ottoman Damascus tiles, pottery, Richard Francis Burton, Syria, The Arab Hall, The Arabian Nights, The art of the potter, Victorian Art, William De Morgan
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Devastated Old Aleppo revisited in images: Civilization is diminished
All that destroys life and innocence is my enemy. All that unmakes, all that reduces into nothingness or annihilates and obliterates, is my foe and my slayer. All that negates existence or smothers the life forces of man and nature, … Continue reading
Posted in Aleppo, Alisar Iram's art, Alisar Iram: art of ruins, Annihilation, Arab Islamic art, Archaeology, architecture, Civilization, Destruction of cities and habitats, Images, Syria, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian army, Syrian Heritage, The Great Omayyad Mosque pf Aleppo, The Madina Souk of Aleppo, The minaret of the Great Omayyad Mosque of Aleppo
Tagged Aleppo, Alisar Iram, Alisar Iram's art, Alisar Iram: art of ruins, annihilation, Arab Islamic civilization, Architectural ornament and designs, destruction, Images, Syria, Syrian architecture, Syrian heritage and antiquities, The Great Mosque of Aleppo, The Madina Souk, The minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo
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Art is Civilization and a civilizing discipline: The Angel of the Trumpet
I must remember that I am an artist. I must remember my paintings, my etchings, my ceramics and my glass sculptures. The sorrows of Syria, the irredeemably harrowing o pain of the children of Syria and my bearing witness to them have almost severed my life-giving relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Alisar Iram's art, Arab Islamic art, Arab Islamic Civilization, Ceramics, Civilization
Tagged Alisar Iram's ceramics, Alisar's art, Arab Islamic civilization, Arab Islamic art, Ceramics, Porcelain plate, Syria, The art of manuscripts and illumination, The art of manuscripts and iluumination
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Old Aleppo and its Great Mosque are but memories the butchers of cities left to us?
I have written a lot about the annihilation of the Syrian Cities and the destruction of Syria’s cultural heritage, mainly by the regime’s air borne, Sarin free, weapons of mass destruction: missiles, fighter jets, helicopter gunships and the like. This … Continue reading
The story of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio and the picturesque craggy Deir Mar Mousa of the lovely frescoes where he lived and preached love
This is the story of a priest who fell in love with an ancient country and its people, a colorful country with amazing diversity and vitality, a country which watched the first steps of mankind towards civilization. One day on … Continue reading
Posted in Alisar's notes and aerticles, Arab Islamic art, Arab Islamic Civilization, Archaeology, Christian art in Syria, Civilization, Deir Mar Musa, Father Paolo, Frescoes, Syria, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian Heritage
Tagged Alisar's notes and articles, Arab Islamic Art, Christian art, Civilization, Deir Mar Mousa, Father Paolo, Frescoes, Images, spirituality, Syria, Syrian heritage and antiquities
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My art and poetry before the Syrian Revolutionm
My art and poetry before the Syrian Revolutionm.
My art and poetry before the Syrian Revolution
http://alisariramart.wordpress.com/ I have decided to start a blog for my art and poetry before the Revolution. My art in particular ,which was greatly inspired by Arab Islamic art and civilization is very relevant to this blog dedicated to the Syrian … Continue reading
Arches from Aleppo
The splendid marvelous architecture of the lost annihilated Old city of Aleppo. Study these arches and try to trace their journey all over the world. فن حلب المعماري: المدينة القديمة المدمرة: تاملوا هذه الاقواس البديعه وحاولوا ان تتابعوا رحلتها في … Continue reading
Bearing witness: the destruction of the Old city of Aleppo, the second oldest city in the world, Part three continued
All 4 parts of the documentation of the destruction of Ancient Aleppo will be updated to include more damage to heritage as it occurs. I am going to continue with Part Three of my documentation of the damage inflicted upon the cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Aleppo, Alisar's notes and articles, Arab Islamic art, Archaeology, architecture, Art, Civilization, Destruction of cities and habitats, photographs, Syria, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian Heritage, Syrian people, Syrian regime, The Khans of Aleppo
Tagged Bearing witness, Images, Images. Art, Syria, Syrian heritage and antiquities, violence
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