1600-1700

Islamic Realms in Central Asia

  • Islam spread to all over the world.
  • Mosques decorated with excessive ornamentation, calligraphy, geometric patterns and mosaics. However it is banned the drawing people’s facial physical appearance.
  • Minarets are built both functional and decorative.
  • In India, in case of Mongol Dynasty, a lot of mosque and monument were built.
  • In Iran,Safavid Dynasty witnessed innovator city plans and temple structures.

Constructionally, whereas covered bazaars, tunnel vaults and wrought gates were related with interior spaces of buildings, mosques were covered with domes. Long structures which means is balconies and qumbets of minarets called the people for praying. Fountains and pond were at entrance of yards because of the ritual ablution.

Taj Mahal (1630-53) Agra, India

Imperator of Mongol is Shah Jahan is built as shrine for his wife. White marbles and semi-precious stones were used. It has stupendous mihrab. At the middle of construction, there is bulbous dome and the surrounding of the dome, there are four dome which have same shape at four edges. Also these four domes increase mirror effect.

Shah Mosque, Esfahan Iran

In timely manner of Safavid Dynasty, the capital is moved to Esfahan. Shah Büyük Abbas is built a range of mosques, open spaces and monuments which are related to each other and result of these buildings, no longer the city is called as half of world. This mosque is the northward of naqsh-ı Jahan square. The access of mosques, there are high minarets and the biggest dome decorate with pink and turquoise glazed tile.

Catholic Europe

Sides are designed as meandering wall, floors were created ovals which are locked each other. Columns and pilasters were paired and located at different distances each other. Also interior spaces were detailed and at exterior spaces concave and convex surfaces were crashed. Baroque style started at Italy as a part of opponent of Reform. The aim of Catholic churches people’s put someone off the track from Protestantism. To make this, churches become flamboyant.

Mirror Gallery, Versailles Palace  (1678)

Mirror gallery was resistance point of third stage of structure. Saloon described the King at allegorical scene. Sumptuous Mirror belts reflect 17 windows which are at outdoor. Flamboyant mirrors, chandeliers and candelabras were symbol of richness of kingdom.

 

 

Pre-Jury 2

Hi! About my design, my strategy is without replacing of destination, change the orientation of people. Throughout this strategy I created spaces which are related each other. These relations sometimes physical, sometimes visual. Also there is this relation at my transparency walls. They create both physical and visual continuity this means that there are both physical and visual relation.

I drew a figurative scheme about my strategy. Circular elements show the spaces, lines show the relations between spaces.

Here is my model of design.

Jury said that experiences which you observed very rich, also it is very much, you should simplify your design. I removed some parts of model and I developed my spaces after   pre-jury 2. Here is my drawings.

Hugo Van der Goes

I searched about Hugo Van der Goes. He was a Flemish painter. At 15th century, he combined the various of pictorial art and his own style. He was born in Gand which is city of Belgium and he died Roode Kloster. There is limited information about his life.  At 1467, he was selected as president of guild by Gand painters of guild. At 1481, when he went to trip to Cologne, he lost mental balance. With attack of nerves and suicide attempts, he continued  draw and paint picture. Also his art movement was Northern Renaissance. He is influenced by Petrus Christus, Dirk Bouts and influenced on Vincent van Gogh, Martin Schongauer, Gerard David, Domenico Ghirlandaio. Here are works of Hugo Van der Goes.

The Fall of Man

This painting is based off the Christian story of Adam and Eve. The story of Adam and Eve is about the origin of sin. It is said that god created man, Adam. Adam feels lonely, so god creates woman, Eve. The both of them live in paradise, where there is only one rule. The rule is that they cannot eat the apples off of the tree of knowledge. The serpent persuades Eve to eat from the tree. She persuades Adam to do the same. This is how Christians believe sin began. The significance of this story is to show how much power the church had over the people. It also shows how religious people were back in the times of the renaissance. In the picture, there is a half snake/half man creature. This represents the serpent in the story of Adam and Eve. The serpent represents evil. He also represents the beginning of sin. A technique used in this painting is perspective. As you can tell the trees look closer and farther away at certain points in the picture. Also, with perspective there is a vanishing point. In this picture the vanishing point is Eve. This attracts your eye to her. This picture is beautiful because it shows what an actual human body looks like. It helps make everything so much more realistic.

(https://dambrom.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/the-fall-of-adam-1479-hugo-van-der-goes/)

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My Room

Here is my room, I drew cars figures and building which I love 🙂 on my walls. I love Volkswagen Beetle very much also Ford Mustang 1967. Also I used old Cd’s for Eiffel Tower, but it is not finished yet. I wanted to share with you:)

Ottoman Empire

 During the 16th and 17th centuries, Ottoman Empire include  Turkey, Middle East and North Africa. Suleiman The Magnificent is built a lot of construction. Also the most famous architect was Mimar Sinan. At the period of Suleiman The Magnificent , the emperor, art and architecture were developed. In architecture, there were the influence of both Byzantium effects and Europe effects. Mosques were built with Islam architecture and generally they are located in a ottoman Islamic social complex. In decoration, glazed tile and limestone were used. The big Ottoman Architect Sinan built constructions more than 300. He interiorised sense of central space and he did this with using columns, supports and arches. There are bazaar and kiosk in his secular constructions.

Mimar Sinan / Suleymaniye Mosque

As the continuation of Fatih complex, so Suleymaniye do not only place of worship, it is also social and cultural center. Geometric shapes are located symmetrically. There are 4 minaret at 4 edges and near the large dome there are 2 semi domes. Like Hagia Sophia, so the Dome of Suleymaniye become disjoint with a row of window from weight towers. Mosque represents the magnificence of empire and Istanbul.

Mimar Sinan / Selimiye Mosque

This mosque is the masterpiece of Mimar Sinan. At interior space, with using geometry combined area is created. Splendid dome settled on eight support and four semi domes surround the edges of mosque.Also mihrab and minbar is the masterpiece of labor of marble.