THE PLASTIC POTENTIAL OF CERAMICS AND METALS AS AN ENTRY POINT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY CRAFTS

Abstract

The idea of the research is based on making use of the plastic and metal potentials as raw materials that have a functional and aesthetic role to produce innovative jewelry crafts in their well-known functional framework and inspired by the Islamic heritage by relying on the vocabulary of Islamic decoration as a starting point for the formation and expression of its intellectual content and expressive connotations. In this context, the research aims to produce innovative designs for metal ceramic ornaments with a contemporary vision while preserving the Islamic character by employing the vocabulary of Islamic decoration, as well as strengthening the principle of synthesis between materials and fields as an entry point for innovation in plastic art, and the research followed the descriptive, analytical and applied approach among the most important results that the Islamic identity can be preserved by making metal ceramic jewelry with aesthetic character and formal features inspired by the decorative vocabulary of Islamic art.