Moscow Cathedral Mosque I
Moscow Cathedral Mosque I
Artist
Zulfira Burangulova.
Artwork Title & Inspiration
'Moscow Cathedral Mosque I'.
This unique porcelain plate is inspired by Moscow Cathedral Mosque’s inner side of the main dome. The mosque was built in 1904 and was reconstructed in 2011. The size of the complex is more than 19,000 square meters to accommodate at least 10,000 worshippers. The main dome has a height of 46 meters and is 27 meters in diameter.
Artwork Category
Porcelain.
Physical Description
Acrylic paint and acrylic varnish on Porcelain.
Dimensions
20 cm diameter.
Country of Origin
Russia.
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Zulfira Burangulova
Residing in Moscow, Zulfira Burangulova specialises in hand-painted decorative porcelain plates after receiving several years of training in various decorative painting techniques in Istanbul.
One area of her specialisation is the art of pointillism (dot art), a technique of painting, where small distinct dots of colour are applied on patterns to form an image. This technique was first developed by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac in 1886, branching from Impressionism. This limited edition handcrafted decorative porcelain plate is inspired by the Moscow Cathedral Mosque in Russia.
Zulfira has participated in multiple exhibitions and conferences and has held tailored workshops in Moscow. She trained in Iznik painting in 2014 at the Ekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг) Pedagogical College (College of Decorative Arts). Cambridge Islamic Art is very honoured to have Zulfira as the first artist participant from Russia.
Spiral design of the inner part of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque dome (Photo: © A.Savin, WikiCommons).
The Moscow Cathedral Mosque main dome has a height of 46 meters and is 27 meters in diameter.
Moscow Cathedral Mosque (Russian: Московская соборная мечеть), the main mosque of Moscow, Russia.
VIDEO: ‘Moscow Cathedral Mosque I & II’ with Zulfira Burangulova.
VIDEO: Moscow Cathedral Mosque