Visit to Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

The very first question I ask myself when I first saw Islamic Museum is: why its architecture is designed such ‘fair and square’ without any curvy structure? Even the floor plan also looks weird. It divided into four sections: north, east, west and south. Why?  

 

After I saw the slide of ‘architecture of Islamic building’ in 1st floor, I realized that this museum had applied the bi-axial iwan plan which had been widely used at the mosque design in central Asia and Iran. The most striking mosque modeling in 1^st floor will be the octave Islamic building- Dome of the Rock. It possessed a great golden dome like a disco ball. It’s just too cool!

 

 

Next, there is a series of Quran books from different period in the section next to these mosque modeling. It’s a bit bored here as I don’t understand the content inside. However, the miniature Quran captured my attention in the most. It’s very unique in its size and design as there are for soldier used. Portable will be the main aspect of the design.

Miniature Quran

 

The miniature Quran which I like the most.

 

 

There is a lot of antique which amazed me in this museum, such as:

 

Spiky container which looks like a durian.

The development of Islamic pattern design

I wonder how they hold these gun as its extreme width 

After the tour, I had a better understanding on the Islamic architecture and its art influences. I felt that it’s really worth to pay a small amount of money to gain a huge amount of knowledge in this museum.

 

 

by Tan Keh Guan (1201123)      

Visit to Islamic Art Museum (Tang Yong Sheng 1103341)

In the Islamic art museum, I have learnt the different style of mosque in different country. They have been influence by different culture so every mosque is unique and have their own special style.

(The Mosque at DAXUEXI LANE)

first, is the mosque in China. It is detached pavilions with a walled garden enclosed. In my mind it don't look like a mosque, It just look like a normal building in China because of the structure of the building is almost influence by the Culture of the China.

In South-east Asia, the mosque with central pyramid roof construction. will look like a  Thai traditional temple and the yellow colour use will be more noble. Another mosque have some Malaysia's traditional building like high heels and so on.

Badshatti Mosque 

Taj Mahal

Mosque with Indian subcontinental will have triple domes and extensive courtyard.
the most i like is the Taj Mahal mosque. The white colour used will show the elegance and virginal.

Masjid Selimiye

Anatolia: it ia use the massive center dome.

Sub Saharan West Africa

The Hypo-style hall using mud-brick or rammed earth construction

The Quba Mosque in Quba' Saudin Arabia is the first mosque ever built in Islam. It highlights the importance of open space and traditional use of brick.

In my opinion, all the mosque have using the symmetrical balance and always give the harmony by using soft colour. It also emphasis the space and the roof. All the mosque give the clean and pure feeling.

This is the sketch about the structure of building when I visit the Islamic art museum.
I am sorry about that I haven't capture photo during study it.

This is the wood and ivory chess set in India (18th-early 19th century AD

I like this so mush because when we see the chess nowadays it just using a cheap materiel and the structure will be as simple as possible.

But when i see this chess set, I stun because it is so beautiful, the structure is so detail. no only the chess, the chess plate have also surrounding by a beautiful and detail carve. All in all is look so nobleness. 

This is the sketch of the miniature Qur'Ans

The smallest and the most I like.

It is mini and for the soldier.

It will have the personal significance and attractive cases.

It is too small so the soldier will bring it will a magnifying glass

Beside the historical relic in the Islamic art museum, I have been attracted by the structure of the building too.

All of the building using white colour has give he harmony and the feeling of peace. The building has emphasis the nature lightning. I really like the blue lamp at the park in 2nd flour. The pattern is so nice and complicated.

Borobudur dani salleh 1204573

What is Borobudur?

Borobudur is a 9th- century Mahayana Buddist monument in magelang, indonasia.

What is happening in Borobudur?


Borodubur temple is now announce as greater then pyramid because its architecture is more complicated , Czech president said.
Borobudur temple is recognized as the worlds largest Buddhist monument by the Guinness world records.
The price to enter Borobudur temple has increase by 25 to 33 percent from 1st of july 2012.
What will I see from highest and lowest of Borobudur structure?


I'm sure because i haven been there to see the Borodubur structure in Indonasia. but base on research that I have done, but from the higest point of borodubur temple you can see the central of the stupa. the stupa signify buddha's enlightenment and that is the symbol of eternity.


and the lowest structure of Borobudur is decorated with 160 reliefs shown ungly scenes of human desire and their karmic consequences.

The Indonesia's celebrate waisak. Every year, on the full moon that is usually on may or jun, the budist in Indonesia celebrates waisak in borobudur temple. Waisak day is a reminder on birthday, death and the day that siddharta gautama became the brilliant Buddha shakyamuni.  There are three events  that is called trisuci waisak . The event of waisak starts with walking from candi mendut to candi pawon and ends at candi borobudur. 

At the end of waisak night, in the full moon the  Buddhists gather around the borobudur. At that particular moment borobudur is believe that had magical and supernatural power. From the believes of the budist people on waisak day, a buddha will appear on the south peak of burabudur mountain. 

http://arsmusic.wordpress.com/wisata-indonesia/candi-borobudur/

What is (stupa) sculpture? Why?

A stupa literally mean heap. its like a mound(half a round)(dome)-like structure containing buddhist relics as a place of worship..

My opinion of the hero's journey in the borobudur is the steps that lead to the top of the temple. On the way up the punden berundak steps and the corridors has a story. A story of how the temple was made, the regions that was involve and the history of all that was involve in this borodubur temple. the story of the departure, initiation and return starts from the stairs. for me to write about it just based on reseach wouldn't be accurate because most the the story about the Borobudur on the internet are different as they are writen by different authors. if i were to write about the temple of the borobudur i need to be there my self and see the story my self. there's not alot of pictures on the net . just the whole temple.  

Visit to Islamic Art Museum (Chew Jue Ann 1003571)

The first thing I saw in this Art Museum is the China Mosque, which also the first model I attracted to. I attracted to this China Mosque is because it is located in China and the architecture of this building have been successfully build a unique and also beautify the overall image of a mosque itself.

(The Mosque at DaXueXi Lane)-China

The mosque was built in the Tang dynasty in the Ming dynasty, it underwent some repair too. This mosque in XI' AN illustrates the Chinese tradition of mosque building in both its design and artistic outlook.Chinese elements present are the pagoda,freestanding gateways, and the moon pavilion  minaret. It is the oldest surviving example of a Chinese monumental mosque.

This is the side view of the China mosque. In this side view, I can seen the sides of the angle of this mosque,  have the Chinese carving of art of like every houses or palace did. Therefore it will be also identified it is from China and I believed the architecture also is a Chinese people because of the details and the structure of the building.

For this, it is the carving of the ceilings and  walls, which it create lots of carving that in differ fine lines. By create differ fine line in the piece of carving art work, it produce a 3D perspectives and visual impact will give audience to have a kind of culture shock because of the overall piece.The most interesting part in this corner of it , is the ceiling. On the ceiling of this room filled with carvings, that quite amazed by the carver who did it because by create this kind of piece of art, really need lots of patience, skills and knowledge. Besides the fine details is the most impress part ,where I did look at it for a couple of minutes.   

 

While I walk towards to next session of the department, I eventually saw this. Sword, this sword are come from Arab. Among all the swords I seen, this is the sword I mostly liked most because the sword itself have a curved sharp knife and the carving on the handle of this sword have fine details of images too. The overall of this sword looks weird and differ from others because of the looks of it. The designer who create it, have a purpose of create the curved knife which it can easily to hunt down a particular live object and the fine images are the status of a person whom are holding it.

 

Lastly, while I am walking all the way to the entrance of museum I saw this huge of carving art piece. Once again, I admired the fine carvings again. The overall of this piece, give a warm and mystery looks because firstly the carving. The carving part is once again details and 3 dimensional geometric and organic lines and it create a warm feeling too. Secondly the huge of this art piece, have create a feeling of mystery. The size of it, have been enlarge and been create a image of a room like. Where it seems like a room filled with mystery feelings. 

 

This is one of the sketches, from one of the model in the mosque.

 

As for this, also a sketches which is the whole image of the floor. Why I sketch this, because the structure itself of the museum also an art where the architecture try to build accordingly to the actual mosque of Islamic,even though it is not look same but the every arch itself have been represent the Islamic art.

I learn the differ structure, fine details,art,images in this museum. I am glad to have this chance to explore deeper of  Islamic art which I think it will be bored at first but somehow it changed my mind throughout the exploring in this Istamic Arts Museum Malaysia.

Visit to Islamic Art Museum (ONG JING YI 1102884)

Every piece of the art objects on display is unique in itself. From the over thousand artifacts, I found the miniature versions of Qur'ans are interesting. This type of Qur'ans is in tiny size, so the magnifying glass is usually needed.It is often used by the Muslim soldiers on campaign. Sometimes this miniature Qur'ans is housed in attractive cases.

other than that, I found that the design of the domes ceilings are the most beautiful view inside the museum. The turquoise colour domes make the crown of this majestic building. Within this building, the sharp designs of the 21st century are contrasted with the soft interiors of the museum. Every room has an intricate domed ceiling.

Look up at the dome ceiling, it's enchanting pattern.

the ceilings are full of details

I have learnt that there are different styles of mosque in the world which are differentiated by distinctive regional styles.

Indian subcontinent: triple domes and an extensive courtyard

Anatolia: use of massive central dome

Southeast asia: central pyramidal roof

China: detached pavillion with a walled garden enclosure.

Sub Saharan West Africa: hypostyle hall using mud-brick or rammed earth construction

ONG JING YI 1102884

the building is emphasis on natural light

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Thank you, 

Ray 

Visit to Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Tan Xiao Han

1102883

Tang Yong Sheng

1103341

Lai Wan Cheng

1005433

Teo Eng Seng

1204532

Tan Keh Guan

1201123


Chew Jue Ann
1003571

Teh Wennie
1005158