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June 17, 2015 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Tile panels from Iran

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The Art Curator for Kids - Wordless Wednesday - Iran, Garden Gathering, Tile panel, first quarter 17th century
Hi, I haven’t done a Wordless Wednesday in forever! What do you think of the Wordless Wednesday series? Do you like them? Not? Tell me in the comments. I’m curious. 🙂 I like them because it gives me a chance to quickly introduce some cool art to you without the pressure of doing a lot of research and spending a lot of time on it.

Iran, Garden Gathering, Tile panel, first quarter 17th century
Iran, Garden Gathering, Tile panel, first quarter 17th century, Met Museum

This artwork is from the Met Museum in NYC, and I think it is just beautiful. I love the flowing lines, delicate patterns, and analogous color palette (not to self–add this one to the color and pattern elements and principles posts!).

This artwork goes along with two others at the Met Museum, and these three artworks came from “a palace and pavilion built by Shah ‘Abbas on the garden avenue of the Chahar Bagh at Isfahan” (source: Met Museum).

Iran, Tile panel, first quarter 17th century
Iran, Tile panel, first quarter 17th century, Met Museum
Iran, Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Tile panel, first quarter 17th century, Met Museum
Iran, Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Tile panel, first quarter 17th century, Met Museum

You don’t often see Islamic art with people in it. I took an Islamic art class in college at The University of Texas 1,000 years ago where I learned that although we don’t see art with people in religious texts and mosques, there are many artworks and books with images of people. Even though it has people, the style of it mimics the interlacing and overlapping nature patterns and color palettes that we see in mosque architecture.

Thanks for reading! Have a great tell. Tell me what you think about this artwork and the Wordless Wednesday series in the comments. 🙂

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5 Comments

  1. Lurinda Clarke

    June 17, 2015 at 10:29 am

    I like Wordless Wednesday. I am a novice art admirer I am going to do this art with her. We are going to learn together Please keep doing what you are doing. I really appreciate it. .

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    • Cindy, The Art Curator for Kids

      June 20, 2015 at 9:56 am

      That’s awesome! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂

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  2. Colleen

    July 1, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    I just want to tell you I LOVE your site! I teach 3rd Grade Math for gifted students and I am super excited to use the activities and art connections in my class. I can’t wait to share this resource with my colleagues and friends too! Thank you for your passionate dedication to producing a high quality site.

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    • Cindy, The Art Curator for Kids

      July 2, 2015 at 5:40 pm

      Thank you so much! 🙂

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  3. Linda Miller

    February 10, 2018 at 8:10 am

    I love these mosaic tile scenes. The patterns, colors, and florals are beautiful!

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