Geometric Patterns Workshop

Program objective

The Turkic World until now has not participated sufficiently enough in the field of geometric patterns, which takes an important place in Islamic Art. The situation had formed a contrast with a wealth of geometric patterns that we have in Turkey today. Therefore, from now on this program’s primary goal is to increase awareness about the vast field of Islamic Geometric Patterns.

With this awareness in mind, another important objective of the program is the formation of trained workforce that in time will make an analysis of geometric patterns.

In this context, the workshop program consisted of: subject discussion in a historical context, pattern analysis, and following the procedures of using methods for sampleplication to create a pattern from separate parts into one whole design.

Contents of the program:

1. Introduction to Geometric Patterns
2. Square based geometric patterns
2.1. Creating the frame
2.2. Square based pattern definition
2.3. Ruler-compass construction and pattern analysis with grid system
2.4. To be able to choose the square unit cell
2.5. Patterns reproduced from the square
2.6. Square based compositions with different exit points
2.7. Square based patterns used in pre-Islamic society
2.8. Analyzing the differences of square based patterns in the Spanish and Moorish countries between the Anatolian applications
3. Triangle based geometric patterns
3.1. Creating Triangle
3.2. Triangle based pattern definition
3.3. Ruler-compass construction and pattern analysis with grid system
3.4. Triangle based patterns used in pre-Islamic society
3.5. The perception of Hexagram in different religions
3.6. During early stages of an Islamic Art the triangle based patterns transference into Anatolia and its influence in Ottoman classical period.
4. SPECIAL COMPOSITIONS WITH SQUARE AND TRIANGLE BASED PATTERNS
5. OVERVIEW OF PATTERNS with a holistic approach
6. Analysis of patterns on site during the technical visits