I’ve found a variety of patterns in Islamic art, often in their architecture and especially in their religious places. This is because their god cannot be drawn or portrayed and so instead they use the concept of infinity in their patterns to portray their god as infinite.
The museum of the Arab World in Paris is a prime example on how Middle Eastern art is affected by pattern and repetition due to the appearance of the building. It has the same repetitive and distinctive pattern around every area of the building, a constant symmetrical flow that doesn’t end.
Pattern is also used in Christian churches, in the architecture, the wood work or stone work and all over the textiles. It is also common in Biblical art, textiles and stained glass windows.
Examples I’ve found are panoramic views of Church ceilings and fish eye perspectives which show Repetitive and symmetrical Patterns. All of them are distinctive and inspiring because of the range of patterns, colours and places that they come from which influence them.
