I've studied Islamic art.
I can tell you now that human and animal representation is forbidden in the vast, vast majority of the Islamic world and has been since the C16th - and it's been getting more rabid since the end of the Ottoman Empire who were quite reasonable on such matters. Even their plant motifs are generally not based on real, identifiable plants for the same reason.

The only main exception still in evidence today is the tradition of wall painting found in Egypt along the main Hajj routes, where they do some (frankly shit) murals showing pilgims. Even there, their spasticated rules mean that they *deliberately* miss out shading, shadows etc so that they don't think they are trying to copy God. The end result is that perfectly decent artists deliberately do paintings that look like they were done by children.

Hope this helps x
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 9:32, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

AND THEY'RE SAND MONKEYS!

( Peej, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 9:33, Reply)

frickin doon coons

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 9:34, Reply)

How do they teach kids then?
What is this Mohammed?

*space in book where dog should be*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 9:36, Reply)

dog unclean animal
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 9:38, Reply)

Are you suggesting they're all backwards?
You despicable racist.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 9:39, Reply)

OK, space where God should be then

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 9:40, Reply)

is it too late for me to say that their 'holy war' is pure bluster?
they know that they're hopelessly outgunned and outclassed by a more advanced civilisation, and their posturing is purely to big themselves up in front of their mates?

i had to go away for a bit as i was busy :(
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 10:01, Reply)

Tell that to Salman Rushdie.
And the families of the people blown to pieces in terror attacks all over the world, all the fucking time.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 10:08, Reply)

tell that to the afghan villagers and iraqi citizens the west has blown to pieces in their tens of thousands
if we don't want to get our fingers burnt we leave them the fuck alone to sort their own shit out
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Tue 19 Jun 2012, 10:20, Reply)