The Aesthetics of Linear Formations in the Kiswah of the Holy Kaaba: Installation Systems as a Model
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.38027/ICCAUA2024EN0037Keywords:
Aesthetics, Arabic calligraphy, Linear Formations, Kiswah, Islamic artAbstract
The Kiswah of the Holy Kaaba possesses aesthetic values and dimensions embodied through the artistic composition
of Arabic calligraphy, and this artistic composition is considered a wonderful aesthetic artistic issue that arouses
admiration, appreciation and reverence. Therefore, this study aims to reveal the aesthetic systems with plastic artistic
values present in the linear formations embodied in the dress of the Holy Kaaba, according to a methodological
perspective and an artistic vision. The question that arises, which embodies the research problem, is gathered by the
researcher into a main question: Can the researcher analyze the aesthetic systems of Arabic calligraphy and calligraphic
formations in the covering of the Holy Kaaba and formulate them in a contemporary artistic language? Based on the
nature of the study and the goals it seeks to achieve, the researcher used the content analysis approach, which is an
approach suitable for this type of aesthetic study related to describing works of art. Regarding the study tool,
observation will be the fundamental tool used in this study. The study population is represented by the collection of
Arabic calligraphy and calligraphic formations in terms of the semantic and aesthetic functions of the covering of the
Holy Kaaba.
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