Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns
Community and Social Media
A course by Esra Alhamal , Artist, Educator, and Podcaster
Joined May 2021
Joined May 2021
About the video: Community and Social Media
Overview
“Let's talk about how you can find your artistic community online and how social media can help you find new opportunities to grow and improve.”
In this video lesson Esra Alhamal addresses the topic: Community and Social Media, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns. Delve into the rich history of Islamic art to draw and paint intricate patterns that honor tradition and encourage experimentation.
Partial transcription of the video
“Community and Social Media In this lesson, I'll talk to you about social media, and the opportunity and the community that you will find within it. I'm specifically talking about Instagram, but I might touch on other platforms as well. Instagram has been great for me. It didn't start great. I had a different account, I was sharing all kinds of things, it was mainly travelling and some art, especially at the beginning, when I was still exploring the art form. I was like, "There is this beautiful art that I'm making, let me post it online." I started posting about it almost daily because it b...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Painting, Pattern Design, Watercolor Painting
Esra Alhamal
A course by Esra Alhamal
Saudi artist, educator, and podcaster Esra Alhamal has dedicated her career to traditional Islamic art, experimenting with her own contemporary edge. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Interior Design, and a Master’s of Arts in Interior Architecture from London, where she is based. It was during her master’s that Esra spent her spare time taking Islamic pattern classes at the Prince's School of Traditional Arts.
Now a PhD candidate on the topic of traditional Islamic art history, she is determined to make the craft accessible and inspire others. She does so by sharing her expertise through workshops on the educational platform she founded, Islamic Illumination, and via her weekly podcast, Art Illuminated, which has received more than 15K downloads. Esra’s work has been exhibited in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Bahrain, and she has participated in collaborative shows in London. Alongside her art career and PhD, Esra set up Bristle & Brush with her husband, a business that makes natural and plastic-free watercolors.
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