A Practical Introduction to Muqarnas

Learn how to make a basic muqarnas composition, without using computer modelling. The tutorial contains many examples from across the Islamic world. The muqarnas construction style in this tutorial is from Iran.

[@shimari65]

Finally got around to watching this, and it was terrific! I have always been fascinated by Muqarnas, and quite mystified by them. Your explanation makes it seem almost simple, although I know large compositions would be quite complex. Still, very clear principles that unfold naturally, just like 2D Islamic design. Thanks for putting this up.

[@SJ-qx9cu]

Saw this originally, still so enlightening and beautiful. Thank you Eric!

[@blonski]

Very, very grateful! These forms have been appearing in Deep Meditation for several days for me. And it took a few days, until I managed to discover the specific name, of this part, on the ceilings of some Sufi mosques...
I consulted two Muslim imams...

[@phanthiram.4287]

OMG Thank you so muchh, now I can make my minaret complete :D

[@c.l.severson449]

this is so clever it makes me want to cry

[@chuiyanmo]

Thank you so much Eric! This is terrific! I'm a grad student in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies in Jerusalem, muqarnas is my topic for final paper in Archaeology class and I found this extremely useful! Thank you so much!! I look forward to more of your works! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Isumaeru4Cheshire]

Molly Mo Excuse me, I'm very interested on the major you studied, it sounds fascinating and beautiful. Could I ask you the name of the university where you studied it?

[@jdavis4895]

This is absolutely amazing - THANKS!

[@leebrewer1190]

The picture showing what is behind the Muqarnas is very revealing. Such a beautiful facade over the ugly structure. No wonder the artists desired to go to such lengths. Metaphoric also.

[@gayboy1376]

Ugly structure?

[@Maryamk121]

Great video, thanks for uploading.

[@ekramyaakoubi7747]

It s an arabic islamic composition used in arab-maurish architecture. This IS his origine. Since arabes were in Iran, india, China... So WE find muqarnass and many other arabic geometries in the architecture they made and construct theire, so the aborigen of each country becoming Muslims were inspired of this islamic architecture and continued to use it in a local aspect. The name muqarnass is arabic.

[@osamintv6135]

Shut up id*ot

[@AtWorkOnWeekend]

This is wonderful, thank you.

[@fazlynabdulmalek5870]

Thanks for sharing- very enlightening.

[@melasonos6132]

I appreciate this immensely

[@bahary246]

Thank you very much .. Wonderful work

[@dilshadasif8379]

Thank you sir for sharing.

[@marinaruiz9062]

Thanks from Granada!

[@priyanaik7294]

thank you so much for this. Learnt so much.

[@sheikhmairaj92]

Amazing

[@mansooralisahibzada2381]

That was very well explained. Thanks sir

[@thisizamra]

great video, thank you!

[@RusticRaver]

great stuff, thx

[@FatimaZahraHassan]

Good work ! thank you Eric.

[@EricBroug]

Thanks!

[@johnbosco1391]

Amazing I feel surprise

[@followtheciaence]

Youre a legend, thank you

[@ayamgorengfafaayamgorengfa6312]

شكرا أخي

[@dilrosun]

Crystal clear explanation !! Thx a million !

[@EricBroug]

Dankjewel. Graag gedaan!

[@adminomhfoz1908]

amazing

[@msaeedakhter]

V.nice

[@dawneabdulal-bari9313]

Nice! Thank You ->

[@HELLADJ]

thanks

[@johnbosco1391]

Thanks done this to know us

[@rachidbensaid4665]

ممتاز

[@ammn79]

Is there more tutorials on muqarnes to make all the different examples of it

[@Fernahk]

Thanks so much to explain how the complex geometry of muqarnas works！ It is a very helpful educational guide to this Islamic architectural element. However the red 2D flat surfaces in your model are in fact not a realistic representation of the actual 3D curved surfaces of muqarnas due to the limitation in using cardboard as the material.

[@DarkMoonDroid]

Yes. What would you suggest?

[@Fernahk]

@@DarkMoonDroid U may consider to use clay for constructing your model.

[@salmansaad5866]

Our whole class consulted to this video , to make muwarnas 😂

[@EricBroug]

great to hear. would love to see some of the results!

[@ammn79]

Very useful but i want to understand how to apply it to pottery work

[@skowv9903]

its an Islamic art and can be found in all of the Islamic world.

[@josemanuelgarcialopez7429]

Eric en España las hay desde el neolítico

[@skowv9903]

@@josemanuelgarcialopez7429 The Muslimas used it in Spain and it was developed by them as part of arabesque, Thats why it has an Arabic name (Muqarnas،مقرنص) It start with M cause Its how Arab describes most of things for example (Muhammed، محمد) you can see the two words starts with 'Mu' even cities in Spain named by the Arabs as Kordoba قرطبه Valincia بيلنسيه Granada غرناطه Al hamra الحمرا Andlusia الاندلس these were Arabic cites and they have fallen cause they were fighting each other. There were no Muqarnas in el neolitico and there is no proof of it.

[@abdwahiiid7441]

Morocan architecture and islamic

[@skanderibnziyad8702]

But ia not like the original from andalusia and zirid algerian design in granada

[@ITSSKUDDUMMY]

you cant tell me this isn't inspired by DMT, or at least inspired by getting to a mental state similar to DMT