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Introducing the Exhibition: Nature's Palette - Celebrating Local Materials & Traditions
This exhibition was a vibrant exploration of the relationship between art and nature, showcasing the beauty and diversity of locally sourced materials. It brought together contemporary artist researchers from the Kings Foundation School of Traditional Arts who, through honouring traditional techniques, transform natural elements into stunning works of art.
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Відео

Lecture: The Canticle of the Birds with Prof Michael Barry
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The Late Antique Greek writer Aelian informs us that the Ancient Mesopotamian hero Gilgamesh was cast as a newborn by his royal father from the palace ramparts - and caught by an eagle who fostered him in her nest. A Mesopotamian tablet - not yet traced - records this version, but the legend found its way into Avestic then Islamicized Persian myth where the abandoned royal child, Zâl, is likewi...
Lecture: The Ecological Wisdom of the Islamic Gardens of Paradise with Emma Clark
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This illustrated talk introduces the principal elements of the traditional Islamic garden, the chahar-bagh (4-fold garden) form associated with the Gardens of Paradise. It examines how an understanding of these elements together with their spiritual symbolism may shed light upon its inherent ecological wisdom. The talk looks at the Qur’an’s descriptions of the Gardens of Paradise (jannat al-fir...
Lecture: Architectural Design & Construction as Spiritual Guidance with Iliona Outram Khalili
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This lecture asks the question, “How can architects re-awaken the knowledge, latent in the world’s diverse religious systems, of architectural design and building construction as an orderly process of spiritual guidance?” Seeking answers, I will share my long-term research into “earth art and architecture”, generally known as masonry. Traditionally, masons did not write about their work yet tod...
Drawing Geometry Online
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Join us online to explore patterns from the world’s great traditions.  To celebrate the season, the School of Traditional Arts is offering a special extended holiday edition of its free course series which will be opened to our largest online audience yet! In ninety minutes we will explore the geometry of the snowflake, then see how the same six-fold symmetry can be discovered in designs from d...
Lecture: Understanding the Path to Mastery in Islamic Calligraphy with Bilal Badat
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The traditional apprenticeship in Islamic calligraphy is the crucible in which true calligraphers are formed. It is during this phase of education that calligraphers are inculcated with the technical expertise and practical skills of the art, the aesthetic values, ethical guidelines, and spiritual principles that subsist and sustain their practice. Based on the speaker’s own experiences as a re...
Lecture: Born of the Virgin Mary, A Study in Esoteric Christianity with Richard Temple
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The lecture considers Mary's cosmic status and identifies stages in her journey from human existence to her higher life in Eternity. The tradition of the Virgin Queen of Heaven long predates Christianity and manifests in various goddesses whose feminine qualities become attributes of Mary. The Byzantine epithet Theotokos, 'Bearer of God', implies celestial events on a scale we cannot fathom. Al...
Lecture: The Azem Palace and the Wonders of Umayyad Era Damascene Architecture and Decoration
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This presentation will take participants on a virtual tour and discussion of the architectural design and artistic embellishment of the Azem Palace in Damascus, Syria. The design of this 1700's pasha's palace is greatly influenced by both cultural precedents and Islamic spiritual aspirations of creating a paradise within an earthly plane. The historical contexts of the creation of this Damascen...
Workshop: A Pattern from the Azem Palace
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with Lisa DeLong Learn to draw one of the geometric decorative motifs from the Azem Palace.
Lecture: Art, Imagination & Revelation with Valentin Gerlier
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Today, using one’s imagination is often seen as taking a fanciful flight away from reality. But more ancient tradition saw the creative imagination, not as a means of escaping the real world but of deepening our understanding of it. Creative and artistic use of the imagination were held to be unique, reflective and often transformative ways to illuminate the depths of reality and lead human bei...
Lecture: The Journey after Death with Sandra Hill
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A Visual Encounter with Dragons, Spirits & Other Mythical Creatures of Ancient China Using the beautiful Mawangdui Funeral Banner as a visual guide, we will follow the soul on its journey to paradise, exploring the ancient Chinese concepts of life and death, heaven and earth, change and transformation. Discovered in 1972, the Mawangdui tombs date from roughly 170-162 BCE; the most well preserve...
Lecture: The Neptic Icon and Orthodox Tradition with Cornelia Tsakiridou
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The ascetical or hesychastic life in Orthodox Christianity culminates in a type of mental and perceptual vigilance or nepsis in prayer that unites the heart with God. The extension of this concept to art is prompted by Neptic counsels that use examples from nature to describe the intensity and concentration of the spiritual states involved. Drawing from this literature and Orthodox theology, th...
Lecture: Art and Geometry in the Enneads of Plotinus and their Arabic adaptation with Stefan Sperl
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The Egyptian philosopher Plotinus (d. 270) and the Neoplatonic school of thought he spearheaded have for long had a major impact on art and aesthetics in both the Middle East and Europe. The presentation begins with a general introduction to Plotinus and his legacy and a brief survey of the transmission of his thought to Christianity and Islam. The relevance of Plotinus’s thought for the arts a...
Lecture: A Conversation Between Calligraphers
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Avielah Barclay and Joumana Medlej are both deeply engaged in the Art of the Book. Their respective practices as Hebrew scribe and Arabic calligrapher require exceptional skill, embracing not only the technical mastery of a script, but a profound understanding of the scribe’s materials. Their practical skills, as well as extensive knowledge of historical texts, offer unique glimpses into this t...
Lecture: The Tradition of Woodblock Printing: Two accomplished Makers in conversation
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Lecture: The Tradition of Woodblock Printing: Two accomplished Makers in conversation
Online Lecture: Euclid & the Elements of Geometry: One book, many faces
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Online Lecture: Euclid & the Elements of Geometry: One book, many faces
Lecture/Demonstration: Al-Qalalusi’s colour palette
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Lecture/Demonstration: Al-Qalalusi’s colour palette
How to use Thinkific
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How to use Thinkific
Wayfinding Through the Stars: The Science and Craft of Medieval Navigation in the Indian Ocean
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Wayfinding Through the Stars: The Science and Craft of Medieval Navigation in the Indian Ocean
Ultramarine and the Purification of Lapis Lazuli
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Ultramarine and the Purification of Lapis Lazuli
Lecture: Art as a Vehicle for Sacred Knowledge by Richard Temple
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Lecture: Art as a Vehicle for Sacred Knowledge by Richard Temple
Lecture: The Royal Art of Alchemy with Guy Ogilvy
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Lecture: The Royal Art of Alchemy with Guy Ogilvy
Lecture/Demonstration: Preparing Paper for Islamic Manuscripts
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Lecture/Demonstration: Preparing Paper for Islamic Manuscripts
Degree Show 2021: Online Celebration
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Degree Show 2021: Online Celebration
Polymath Festival: Western Music Harmony & the Harmonic Series
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Polymath Festival: Western Music Harmony & the Harmonic Series
The Relationship Between the Traditional Crafts and the Perennial Philosophy
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The Relationship Between the Traditional Crafts and the Perennial Philosophy
3500 Years of the Western Alphabet
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3500 Years of the Western Alphabet
How to book an online course
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How to book an online course
‘To See with the Eyes of Beauty’: Beauty and the Cosmos in Plotinus and Neoplatonic Thought
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‘To See with the Eyes of Beauty’: Beauty and the Cosmos in Plotinus and Neoplatonic Thought
Essential Geometry Skills
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Essential Geometry Skills

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @utna90
    @utna90 10 днів тому

    Amazing!

  • @proodoodaboochoo
    @proodoodaboochoo 23 дні тому

    This a very interesting observation. It reminds be of something Terence McKenna said about the nature of the future. The future always seems to be increasing in complexity and smaller and faster and things just keep getting weirder. One thing i didnt quite get is, how the clash between ET and the natural harmonic series gives rise to the progression of harmony. Are you suggesting that, if the Pythagorean comma did not exist then humans as a species would not have progressed to modern complex harmony as it is today?

  • @NikeBird-l4r
    @NikeBird-l4r 29 днів тому

    🙏🙌🙏🙌

  • @acaradobem5842
    @acaradobem5842 Місяць тому

    Amazing!!!!

  • @katiewildwitch
    @katiewildwitch Місяць тому

    Thank you so much for this incredible lecture. I am interested in your MA programe and have a bit of an obsession with researching the sacred feminine as well as poetry. I had to do a double take when Prof Michael Barry talked about the Simorgh actually being female (the divine feminine) in the manifestation of the "intelligence of the divine, giving us the capacity of speech". I had to stop the video and rewind to relisten, I was so happy learning this! My mind is blown! Makes me think of the Hindu goddess Sarasvatī and her aspect as Vāc --- the a personification of divine speech and mother of the Vedas. 💓

  • @Goolyseao
    @Goolyseao 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for this invaluable lecture❤️💚

  • @MANCO513
    @MANCO513 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful lecture & translation of these beautiful art pieces 🎉👌

  • @YANHAP1
    @YANHAP1 2 місяці тому

    Thank you. A very interesting and well considered presentation however there seems to be a glaring omission with regard to The Simurgh and its relation to Aql within the painting; Whilst it is indeed the loftiest bird in the painting, it is not the loftiest figure depicted by the artist and its depiction is a warning to those who revel in the dizzying heights of the intellect. The immaterial conceptions of the mind are nothing without material praxis, it is in prescribed good works and not mere aspiration to lofty desire or accumulation of knowledge that the souls of humanity become elevated toward The Host of the Heavens. The flighty grandeur of the well exercised singular mind and all it may contain; nightingale, peacock and partridge included, cannot outstrip the humble habitual labour of the group in submission towards the desired Telos. The station of a lowly insect is higher than the cryptid, receiving direct instruction from its Rabb ; وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ أَنِ ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًۭا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ ٦٨ ثُمَّ كُلِى مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسْلُكِى سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًۭا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌۭ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءٌۭ لِّلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٦٩ rather than by way of Nabi: يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا This, i feel, is the message contained in the images within the painting; albeit distinct from and not contained in the exposition of Farid Al Din but rather enspoused by the artist in keeping with the framework of the prevailing culture and times.

  • @orvos1459
    @orvos1459 2 місяці тому

    What specific Reed plant should I buy in order to make this though?

  • @martinkennedy5675
    @martinkennedy5675 2 місяці тому

    Is there a digital piano that successfully reproduces the harmonic overtones of an acoustic piano?

  • @najmazafar7244
    @najmazafar7244 2 місяці тому

    Muqahar means the paper being ahared .

  • @Mojavestalker
    @Mojavestalker 3 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @diyabukhari5859
    @diyabukhari5859 5 місяців тому

    Where can I find these glazes and pigments in Pakistan?

  • @beefmilk4467
    @beefmilk4467 7 місяців тому

    Bravo

  • @EgyptoAlphaNumerics
    @EgyptoAlphaNumerics 7 місяців тому

    Great video. Helped in the launching of Egyptian alphanumerics as the new science of linguistics.

  • @cancoteli9669
    @cancoteli9669 7 місяців тому

    Very good presentation. Thank you for sharing your precious ideas.

  • @sofiachormanskii7778
    @sofiachormanskii7778 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing precious knowledge. Much appreciated. Love and peace❤

  • @toshirok4481
    @toshirok4481 8 місяців тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @iraigne
    @iraigne 8 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful lecture.

  • @reijo437
    @reijo437 10 місяців тому

    Thank you very much for a great lecture.

  • @OUTBOUND184
    @OUTBOUND184 10 місяців тому

    I hope you upload the latest lecture from Richard Temple, unfortunately I couldn't make it!

    • @schooloftraditionalarts
      @schooloftraditionalarts 10 місяців тому

      We will do! Are you subscribed to the channel? It's a good way to be notified as soon as it gets posted.

    • @OUTBOUND184
      @OUTBOUND184 10 місяців тому

      @@schooloftraditionalarts I am! Look forward to it. Thanks for responding.

  • @dilshadasif8379
    @dilshadasif8379 10 місяців тому

    Good to see you Lisa, It was very nice session. it always fascinating learn from you. thank you and King's foundation for this wonderful session.

  • @iillii5
    @iillii5 11 місяців тому

    Excellent

  • @reginemargraff8361
    @reginemargraff8361 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing. Very inspiring!

  • @infinifi2910
    @infinifi2910 Рік тому

    I’m very grateful for your lecture, your perspective and knowledge. I read ‘The Essential Plotinus’ not so long ago and found that the author, Elmer O’Brien, hit the notes of my interpretation of beauty when explaining his philosophy/spiriuality. Nothing I’ve read or listened to since has explained the depths of Plotinus until I listened to your lecture. My first painting of recognition of exceptional beauty was the original Birth of Venus by Botticelli (Uffizi Art Galley) too so, again, I was stunned by you showing and explanation of ‘Venus’ by Botticelli. Thanks you very much again, I’m definitely a subscriber.

  • @Dreadwinner
    @Dreadwinner Рік тому

    😎

  • @mrmrjerich
    @mrmrjerich Рік тому

    Tomorrow is a dream, yesterday is a memory, all you have is the eternal now. So put all of your energy and focus into today's creativity for a better tomorrow. Throughout history, everytime there is a change at this scale, human capacity and the spirit of potential is released! Amazing things are invented and discovered. The human mind can achieve anything it can imagine! It is the gatekeepers and middleman and those who seek to control that eventually cause humanity to stagnate. "And Balinas replied to Emperor Vespasian on what a good king should do: "count not wealth which is stored up - in what way is this superior to sand haphazardly heaped? Nor count that which comes from those who suffer beneath taxation's heavy weight, for gold that comes from tears is base and blackened. You'll use wealth best of any king, if you supply for the needs of those in want and make their wealth secure for those that have it. And be fearful of the power to do whatever you please. Do not lop off the ears of corn that show beyond the rest and raise their heads, but rather weed their disaffection out like tares from corn and show your fear of stirrers-up of strife not in punishment but in saying that you will submit yourself openly to the law." "Books are the keys to unlock the doors of our conditioning, wisdom is the light that guides us towards a liberated mind ".

  • @LeonardoPancione
    @LeonardoPancione Рік тому

    Brilliant! Thank you.

  • @MarcoSilesio
    @MarcoSilesio Рік тому

    great

  • @unofficialaccount0
    @unofficialaccount0 Рік тому

    Masha Allah! Beautiful!

  • @ibrahimkhazzaka2140
    @ibrahimkhazzaka2140 Рік тому

    Tremendously enjoyed your demo Joumana. Curious to know if he spoke about the colors and their meaning/symbolism/essence? Also are there resources that you know of - in Arabic- about these minerals and metals subjected to ceramic or glass heatwork?

  • @inigopostlethwaite2907
    @inigopostlethwaite2907 Рік тому

    beautiful

  • @otilium7503
    @otilium7503 Рік тому

    That's awesome,.thank you

  • @Ambidextroid
    @Ambidextroid Рік тому

    2:54 this doesn't really make any sense. this is a chart of electromagnetic waves, not sound waves. electromagnetic waves also exist between the frequencies of 20 to 20,000hz but you can't hear them. sound is a physical vibration, which is fundementally different to electromagnetism, they are entiely seperate spectra. the fact that there's a gap in the chart where the piano lines up is just coincidence.

    • @JasonMartineauMusic
      @JasonMartineauMusic Рік тому

      Yes, I mention this distinction briefly at 34:50, the illustration is provided to contextualize the rate of vibration, but indeed the physics are different for mechanical vs. electromagnetic waves, so this is a hybrid representation of radiation/vibration. For a general audience that level of analysis is too high resolution, especially since it's not the primary topic, it's enough to say "here's a basic picture of the rate of vibration for the frequency band of audible sound" (though I think the practicality or usefulness of radio waves terminate around 3kHz due to the immense wavelength required). But yes we don't suddenly hear radio waves with our ears if slow enough, nor is sound the same as light, etc.

  • @Peter-rg4ng
    @Peter-rg4ng Рік тому

    Absolutely wonderful!!! In gratitude

  • @preciouschidi2812
    @preciouschidi2812 Рік тому

    🔥❤️♥️♥️

  • @ncastille
    @ncastille Рік тому

    Thank you so much for making this available, Prince’s School. I am so grateful to be able to experience this from afar. This topic is one of my passions. Thank you.

  • @michaelasharne9107
    @michaelasharne9107 Рік тому

    Absolutely brilliant and inspiring, thank you!

  • @bethechange52
    @bethechange52 Рік тому

    Brilliant conversation and information...thank you!

  • @victorhugocarballo
    @victorhugocarballo Рік тому

    Amazingly inspiring conversation/class from these gentleladies.

  • @reijo437
    @reijo437 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much for this great talk, also from Agnes.

  • @davidallard1980
    @davidallard1980 2 роки тому

    Why do you think the mountain doesn't exist that you mention at the 11 min mark? It reminds me of that place in Peru. They have Asian DNA ties too, so it's possible.

  • @TheDreadfulCurtain
    @TheDreadfulCurtain 2 роки тому

    Really informative lecture, eye and mind opening. I had no idea this was so key to the composition and design of so many examples of ancient art thank you for posting !

  • @moenajadmmh194
    @moenajadmmh194 2 роки тому

    Cool Idea

  • @ladyinred9a
    @ladyinred9a 2 роки тому

    Mashallah

  • @marziehkaviani5536
    @marziehkaviani5536 2 роки тому

    thank you so much for share it!! this is exactly what I was looking for for a very long time.

  • @SEB1991SEB
    @SEB1991SEB 2 роки тому

    I wish you would've zoomed in while he was cutting it. You also couldn't see him actually writing with the pen, since his hand was in the way.

  • @briefisbest
    @briefisbest 2 роки тому

    Crushing a resin in a mortar and pestle is not fun. It is hard work.

  • @victorhugocarballo
    @victorhugocarballo 2 роки тому

    Such a creative force! Thank you for everyone involved for enabling this detailed art class.

  • @Red_u235
    @Red_u235 2 роки тому

    Wonderful video