Metalworks based on architectural concepts

Metalworks based on architectural concepts

The manufacture of art products from metal is one of the most ancient types of craft and applied art, second only to ceramics.

This craft centuries-old tradition has long developed in a variety of local schools and centers in the territory of Uzbekistan. Copper and brass products are divided by the technique into cast and forged. The local originality of such products is most clearly manifested, mainly, in the ornamental decoration.

In their work, chasers use mainly floral and geometric patterns, less often motifs associated with the animal world. Thus, one of the most common decoration techniques is the islimi motif in the form of a continuously curling shoot of bizarrely curved stems, combined with flowers and leaves. Geometric patterns are mainly used to mark the outline of large motifs. Many of them are based on architectural concepts, for example, gisht – bricks, mehrob – a niche and zanzhir – a chain. Small dashed lines, zigzags, horizontal and vertical stripes are widely used in background.

You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "The Collection of the State Museum of Applied Art and Handicraft’s History of Uzbekistan" (XXXIX volume) from the series "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan".

The main sponsor of the project is the oilfield services company Eriell-Group.
 

Metalworks based on architectural concepts