Claire El-jabi was the founder of Arabian art. She began art as a hobby
in the Middle East. Art shops in search of the best paintings of Arabian horses
and the artists who make these wonderful animals on canvass. Upon seeing the attractive
paintings collected, Claire was frequently asked to commission works by Arabian
horse owners and so began 'Arabian Arts'.
Claire was absorbed into the word of Arabians from an early age and
developed a deep admiration of their attractiveness and grace whilst living
amongst her mother’s beautiful horses. This admiration grew whilst living in
the Middle East and continues to evolve.
Arabian Art mostly promotes the work of Assem Al-Mandalawi, a famous
Iraqi Horseback riding artist, who has an amazing ability of capturing the
living essence of his subjects on canvass. Commissions by Assam so perfectly
capture both the character and physical attributes of his subject that one
almost expects the artwork to come to life.
Art reflects the culture. There is no case to which
this description more directly applies than to the art of the Islamic world.
Not only does its art shows its cultural morals, but even more prominently, the
way in which its adherents, the Muslims, view the spiritual category, the world,
life, and the relationship of the parts to the whole.
Islamic art developed an exclusive character, utilizing an amount of
primary forms: floral, arabesque, calligraphic and geometric, which are frequently
complicated. From early times, Muslim art has showed this balanced, compatible world-view.
All over the history of Islam, its art has taken
a great selection of forms in the several parts of the Muslim world, which spreads
from North Africa to Southeast Asia, according to local values and traditions,
ranging from simple folk art to that of the most expert artist. In the works of
the end, whether it be a master calligrapher, a skilled embroiderer, a renowned
potter or ceramists, or miniature-developer, the legacy of well craftsmanship, relating
the mastery of an art or craft along customary lines complete with thorough
attention to excellent feature, is quality.
These customs maintained today, and Islamic architecture and attractive
arts are still very much alive and valued in many areas of the Muslim world. As
Western-style art forms and machine work have to an extent decreased the customary
forms, handwork is appreciated and valued, an important characteristic of the
decoration of mosques and Muslim houses. In specific, decoration featuring
Qur'anic calligraphy is a vital aspect of Islamic art or Arabic art.
In above 14 months and a million visitors later, the latest galleries dedicated
to the arts of the Islamic world — which it calls the galleries for the Art of
the Arab Lands, Iran, Central Asia Turkey and Later South Asia — they have develop
into one of the visitors most famous attractions. The 15 galleries, which took
eight years to complete, showcase above 1,200 works of art and objects and are structured
by geographical areas to emphasize the prosperity of the Islamic culture.
