Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Hasan, Salima Mohammed
Author's Email Address	shasan@live.com
URN	etd-04272012-103715
Title	Permitted Memories and Ornamentation
Degree	Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Department	Art
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Celentano, Denyce Committee Chair Barr, Courtney Committee Member Dean, Paul Committee Member Frederick, Ortner Committee Member Kelli , Scott Kelley Committee Member Malveto, John Committee Member
Keywords	Arabic design Figures
Date of Defense	2012-04-19
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Hasan, Salima, B.F.A, University of South Alabama, 2009. Master of fine Art, spring commencement, 2012. Major: Studio Art, painting and drawing. Permitted Memories and Ornamentation. Thesis directed by professor Denyce Celentano. Pages in thesis, 18, word in abstract, 116. ABSTRACT My thesis project is a collection of paintings and drawings that juxtapose iconic Islamic ornamentation with portraits of members of my family, both living and dead. The creation of images of living beings, particularly people, has long been banned in Islam and, as a result, the faces of my loved ones have long lived only in my memory. For my sake and theirs, I have liberated them onto the canvas, combining them with the intricate patterns of my youth. In doing so, I drew upon influences from renowned portrait painters such as Rembrandt, Lucian Freud, and Celia Paul. The result is both immediate and nostalgic, abstract and concrete: a combination uncommon in Islamic art.
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