Turkish artist leads Islamic geometry workshop in Karachi

Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi has hosted a two-day workshop exploring the mathematical and inventive foundations of Islamic geometric design, bringing collectively college students, artists and designers from throughout the town.

The workshop, titled “Multi-Stage Geometric Patterns in Islamic Structure,” was carried out by Turkish artist and educational Dr. Serep Ekizler Sönmez at Studio One. Contributors included college students from the Arts Council Artwork Faculty and the North Metropolis Faculty of Artwork, alongside professionals working in fantastic arts and design.

Throughout the classes, Dr. Sönmez delivered lectures on the mathematical construction, proportion and steadiness underlying Islamic geometric patterns, whereas additionally main sensible workout routines to assist contributors assemble advanced designs utilizing conventional strategies.

She defined that geometry in Islamic artwork is rooted so as and precision, the place even easy varieties are based mostly on advanced rules. Demonstrating the usage of a compass and angle division, she stated a transparent understanding of fundamental geometric guidelines is important for precisely creating shapes and patterns.

The workshop targeted on line patterns and fold-based designs, together with four-fold, five-fold, six-fold and seven-fold constructions. In line with Dr. Sönmez, four-fold and six-fold patterns are comparatively simpler to assemble, whereas five-fold patterns current better challenges on account of their mathematical complexity. She shared simplified strategies developed by way of years of apply to make pentagon-based designs extra accessible.

Contributors have been additionally launched to the connection between geometric models and structural varieties utilized in Islamic structure, the place patterns evolve by way of repetition, steadiness and refinement.