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I'll tell you about the philosophy of ancient Islamic art. According to Islam
-perfect world created by Allah, far better than any art. Any attempt by man to create something beautiful the world is punished by Allah. Therefore, by painting (ornamental painting will not charge) must contain a flaw. Should preukrashivat world, and draw or the same (as derived from photographic realism I. Maleki) or write it a little worse. Otherwise, at the Last Judgment artist will be strictly accountable for their creations.
In general, it is difficult to Iranian artists. And the 600 000 is not enough: D

There is a story, the names do not remember. Islamic decorative artist, invited his European colleagues to see future orders. It was necessary to paint the outside wall fence around the garden. In the eastern garden of exotic plants in bloom, a pond, running animals. European-Muslim asked, "What would you have portrayed on the wall?" He replied: "I would write from the outside everything that catches the eye in the garden. This garden is incomparable!" A Muslim was surprised, saying: "Why, because you have all the same nature does not get better than God created it!" It is better to try to place the text of the Holy Quran in the form of three different patterns the 50 laps. "