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recycling visual heritage.
A collection of good practices of recycling images, ornaments or other elements of different visual heritages.
In many practices might appear more than one aspect of recycling.
Cartier's designers made researches on Islamic sacred geometry and adapted them to luxury goods, such as diamond jewelry.
Cartier et les arts de l’Islam.Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris 2022
Collecting and recycling visual elements from "elsewhere"
drawing on different cultural heritages on different levels :
- arts and crafts
- fine arts
- design
Recycling visual elements from one's cultures of origin
drawing on different cultural heritages on different levels :
- arts and crafts
- fine arts
- design
Boutros al-Maari
al-Tinawi, Abla and Antar
al-Buraq and Muhammad, miniature painting from the16th century
Boutros al-Maari, Abla
Boutros al-Maari, al-Buraq
Mourat Palta
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Recycling visual heritage and skills, knowledge and techniques, often come together like in Murat Paltas's art: technical knowledge in miniature painting, tradition adapted to a new context : international, European public and contemporary popular culture.
If you or your organisation use any practice related to the reuse of visual heritages, we will be happy to share your experience with our public. You can share your website, images of your activities or simply your ideas how to work with visual heritage.
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