tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178832943097500890.post3078970042628763034..comments2023-10-01T05:56:04.809-06:00Comments on Cabinets of My Curiosity: Research ProposalsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432976266143221608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178832943097500890.post-33734679263132334142010-06-30T23:47:41.889-06:002010-06-30T23:47:41.889-06:00I definitely vote for #3. Hope it went well for y...I definitely vote for #3. Hope it went well for you!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12562130699816253272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178832943097500890.post-67567682811921350842010-07-12T14:41:00.894-06:002010-07-12T14:41:00.894-06:00I like the idea of the links in abstractions. From...I like the idea of the links in abstractions. From what I understand about Islamic art, there's a strict prohibition against depicting the human form (idol worshiping and all that), so they're somewhat limited in what they can do. I also know that the Islamic art tends to be very geometric and/or script based. Arabic is a beautiful, flowing script that is completely incomprehensible to me, but never ceases to impress me with its complexity and beauty. Isfahan is my favorite (but then, I'm an architecture guy...).<br><br>It would be interesting to explore how abstractions are meaningful to all people in similar ways (if in fact they are) and what that says about us as humans - is it an essential part of our nature?<br><br>I'm sorry, but I think the last one is a little thin. But that's just me... :-)Billy Bob Bambino Bombabious Baby the Thirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11633230596338027813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178832943097500890.post-68289888386148647952010-07-12T16:05:30.527-06:002010-07-12T16:05:30.527-06:00Bill, I'm with you--I think it's so fascin...Bill, I'm with you--I think it's so fascinating. I'm actually going to start doing that research on the side. But since my class is only 6 weeks, and I would essentially be doing original research for my paper, I just couldn't bring myself to do it--I was too afraid that I wouldn't be able to pull it off in time. But I'm definitely keeping that topic in mind and I'm starting to do some initial readings to get my bearings in the subject matter. :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432976266143221608noreply@blogger.com