It has always been believed that the East is a delicate matter, as evidenced by the increased attention of various people to its colorful mystery and rare beauty.
Many centuries ago, ordinary people were very religious, and religion itself greatly influenced almost all aspects of life. Religious figures and art, which in the East have their own “zest”, have not ignored.
Oriental ornament has a wide variety of colors, shapes and rich content. The thing is that Muslims are strictly forbidden to depict any living creatures in any way. But just as water is always able to find its own channel, so a person with any prohibition most often finds workarounds. Unable to portray living beings, Muslims sublimated all the power of their talent into oriental ornaments.
Art historians say that ornaments in the East exist in two forms:
1. Islimi. This type of ornaments is distinguished by the fact that two symbols are combined in the pattern: a spiral and a plant stem. Islimi is most often used to decorate clothes, dishes, carpets and other household items.
2. Girih. Oriental ornaments of this kind are distinguished by the fact that they use a certain geometric pattern, similar to a knot. It consists of different geometric shapes, such as a rhombus, star, rectangle.
It should also be noted that many oriental ornaments are not accessible to most people, because
that in the East women try in public not to stand out with their appearance. The most interesting oriental ornaments on their clothes are seen only by the husband away from prying eyes.
One can only regret this cultural tradition, as the clothes of Muslim women always have a beautiful appearance, which was created in order to emphasize the individual style of a woman. It is also an interesting fact that patterns, stencils in oriental ornaments are not just decoration: it is a means for self-expression of a person with the help of special signs and symbols.
In Eastern culture, a technological pattern is also known that depicts the details of fasteners or ties that have been lost due to the improvement of production technology. For example, the woven mesh pattern, which is located on top of ceramic vessels, art historians explain the existing ancient production technology, which was long before the appearance of the pottery wheel. So, at first the frame was made of rods, which were then coated with clay. Late pattern left
with rods, they began to repeat with a special, special pattern on
clay pots, bowls and other types of utensils.
Ornament usually serves as a frame. It is well seen in oriental rugs.
If we compare the ornament with a specific subject image, the first makes more hidden and deeper meaning, and the image methods can be safely called gaming techniques. During the artistic play, light, water, sky or earth will be symbolically depicted on the surface in a specific tone or combination of patterns.