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{{short description|Traditional art style from Saudi Arabia and Yemen}}
'''Al-Qatt Al-Asiri''' (also called '''Nagash painting''' or '''Majlis painting'''), is an art style originating in the decoration of the ] or front parlor of traditional Arab homes in the ] province of ] and adjoining parts of ]. These wall paintings, an ] form of ] or ], show various geometric designs in bright colors: “Called nagash in Arabic, the wall paintings were a mark of pride for a woman in her house".<ref name="Aramco"> Saudi Aramco World Magazine, July/August 2013, pages 24-31.</ref>
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It was inscribed on ]'s ] in 2017 as '''Al-Qatt Al-Asiri'''.<ref name='UNESCO'>{{cite web|title=Al-Qatt Al-Asiri|url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/al-qatt-al-asiri-female-traditional-interior-wall-decoration-in-asir-saudi-arabia-01261|work=|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=9 March 2018}}</ref>
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The geometric designs and heavy lines seem to be adapted from the area’s textile and weaving patterns. “In contrast with the sobriety of architecture and decoration in the rest of Arabia, exuberant color and ornamentation characterize those of 'Asir. The painting extends into the house over the walls and doors, up the staircases, and onto the furniture itself. When a house is being painted, women from the community help each other finish the job. The building then displays their shared taste and knowledge. Mothers pass these on to their daughters. This artwork is based on a ] of straight lines and suggests the patterns common to textile ], with solid bands of different colors. Certain ]s reappear, such as the triangular ] 'or niche' and the ]. In the past, paint was produced from mineral and vegetable ]s. ]s and ] yielded green. Blue came from the ] plant. Red came from ]s and a certain mud. ]es were created from the tough hair found in a goat's tail. Today, however, women use modern manufactured paint to create new looks, which have become an indicator of social and economic change.”
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'''Al-Qatt Al-Asiri''' (also called '''''nagash'' painting''' or '''''majlis'' painting'''), is a style of Arabic art, typically painted by women in the entrance to a home. It originated in the ] of ] where the front parlour of traditional Arab homes typically contained wall paintings in the form of a ] or ] with geometric designs in bright colors. Called ''nagash'' in Arabic, the wall paintings are often considered a mark of pride.<ref name="Aramco"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830013234/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201304/the.majlis.painters.htm |date=2013-08-30 }} Saudi Aramco World Magazine, July/August 2013, pages 24-31.</ref> In 2017 '''Al-Qatt Al-Asiri''' was inscribed on ]'s list of ].<ref name='UNESCO'>{{cite web|title=Al-Qatt Al-Asiri|url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/al-qatt-al-asiri-female-traditional-interior-wall-decoration-in-asir-saudi-arabia-01261|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>


==Women’s artwork== ==Women’s artwork==
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Women in the Asir region are traditionally responsible for plastering and painting the walls, corridors, and ceilings of their homes. A family’s wealth can often be determined by the skill, color, and complexity of the paintings, with poorer homes decorated in basic straight, simple lines in red, green, yellow, and brown. When women did not want to paint the walls themselves, they could barter with other women who would do the work. Women within the same neighborhood sometimes compete with one another to make the most vivid and extravagant designs. Several Saudi women have become famous as majlis painters, such as ].<ref name="Aramco"/> Women in the Asir region are traditionally responsible for plastering and painting the walls, corridors, and ceilings of their homes. A family’s wealth is often signified by the skill, color, and complexity of the paintings, with poorer homes decorated in basic straight, simple lines in red, green, yellow, and brown.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNESCO - 'Al-Qatt al-Asiri', decoración mural tradicional de las mujeres de Asir |url=https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/al-qatt-al-asiri-decoracin-mural-tradicional-de-las-mujeres-de-asir-01261 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=ich.unesco.org |language=es}}</ref> Women within the same neighborhood sometimes compete to make the most vivid and extravagant designs.


Women's artwork is heavily influenced by their love for music, their view of culture and general perception of life{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}; for example, the artwork of more conservative women is more likely to feature conservative and modest colors.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saudi Aramco World : Doors of the Kingdom |url=https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/199901/doors.of.the.kingdom.htm |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=archive.aramcoworld.com}}</ref>


The interior walls of the home are brightly painted by the women, who work in defined patterns with lines, triangles, squares, diagonals and tree-like patterns. “Some of the large triangles represent mountains. Zigzag lines stand for water and also for lightning. Small triangles, especially when the widest area is at the top, are found in pre-Islamic representations of female figures. That the small triangles found in the wall paintings in ‘Asir are called banat may be a cultural remnant of a long-forgotten past".<ref name="Aramco"/> The interior walls of the home are brightly painted, employing defined patterns of lines, triangles, squares, diagonals and tree-like patterns.<ref name="Aramco"/> The geometric designs and heavy lines seem to be adapted from the area’s textile and weaving patterns.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191514/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199901/doors.of.the.kingdom.htm |date=2014-01-02 }}. "Doors of the Kingdom" Saudi Aaramco World. This article appeared on pages 68-77 of the January/February 1999 print edition of Saudi Aramco World]</ref>


Women from the region sometimes sell miniature 'Asiri houses as souvenirs and ]s, which are popular among Saudi city-dwellers, who find these colorful houses a source of wonder.<ref>Ni'Mah Isma'il Nawwab. 1998. "The Suqs of 'Asir." This article appeared on pages 2-9 of the July/August 1998 print edition of Saudi Aramco World. http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199804/the.suqs.of.asir.htm</ref> Women from the region sometimes sell miniature ''<nowiki/>'Asiri'' houses as souvenirs and ], which are popular among Saudi city-dwellers, who find these colorful houses a source of wonder.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199804/the.suqs.of.asir.htm|author=Ni'Mah Isma'il Nawwab|year=1998|title=The Suqs of 'Asir|access-date=2013-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507180449/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199804/the.suqs.of.asir.htm|archive-date=2012-05-07|url-status=dead}} This article appeared on pages 2-9 of the July/August 1998 print edition of Saudi Aramco World.</ref>


==Airport art== ==Airport art==
The Saudi provincial airport in ] has been designed to reflect the cultural heritage of the region. The Airport Director Abdul Aziz Abu Harba said that "The seating arrangement at the airport lounge has been in the form of a traditional majlis and the walls are painted in various colors reflecting the natural beauty of Asir".<ref> ARAB NEWS Thursday 19 May 2011.</ref> The Saudi provincial airport in ] reflects the region's cultural heritage. Airport Director Abdul Aziz Abu Harba said that "the seating arrangement at the airport lounge has been in the form of a traditional ''majlis'' and the walls are painted in various colors reflecting the natural beauty of Asir".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/378076|author= Mishaal Al-Tamimi|title=2011 "Abha airport reflects heritage|newspaper=Arab News|date=19 May 2011|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref>


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Al-Qatt Al-Asiri (also called nagash painting or majlis painting), is a style of Arabic art, typically painted by women in the entrance to a home. It originated in the 'Asir Region of Saudi Arabia where the front parlour of traditional Arab homes typically contained wall paintings in the form of a mural or fresco with geometric designs in bright colors. Called nagash in Arabic, the wall paintings are often considered a mark of pride. In 2017 Al-Qatt Al-Asiri was inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Women’s artwork

Woman painting a wall using the Asiri art of Al-Qatt

Women in the Asir region are traditionally responsible for plastering and painting the walls, corridors, and ceilings of their homes. A family’s wealth is often signified by the skill, color, and complexity of the paintings, with poorer homes decorated in basic straight, simple lines in red, green, yellow, and brown. Women within the same neighborhood sometimes compete to make the most vivid and extravagant designs.

Women's artwork is heavily influenced by their love for music, their view of culture and general perception of life; for example, the artwork of more conservative women is more likely to feature conservative and modest colors.

The interior walls of the home are brightly painted, employing defined patterns of lines, triangles, squares, diagonals and tree-like patterns. The geometric designs and heavy lines seem to be adapted from the area’s textile and weaving patterns.

Women from the region sometimes sell miniature 'Asiri houses as souvenirs and bric-à-brac, which are popular among Saudi city-dwellers, who find these colorful houses a source of wonder.

Airport art

The Saudi provincial airport in Abha reflects the region's cultural heritage. Airport Director Abdul Aziz Abu Harba said that "the seating arrangement at the airport lounge has been in the form of a traditional majlis and the walls are painted in various colors reflecting the natural beauty of Asir".

References

  1. ^ Yunis, Alia, "The Majlis Painters," Archived 2013-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Saudi Aramco World Magazine, July/August 2013, pages 24-31.
  2. "Al-Qatt Al-Asiri". UNESCO. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "UNESCO - 'Al-Qatt al-Asiri', decoración mural tradicional de las mujeres de Asir". ich.unesco.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. "Saudi Aramco World : Doors of the Kingdom". archive.aramcoworld.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  5. Maha Al Faisal and Khalid Azzam. 1999 Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. "Doors of the Kingdom" Saudi Aaramco World. This article appeared on pages 68-77 of the January/February 1999 print edition of Saudi Aramco World]
  6. Ni'Mah Isma'il Nawwab (1998). "The Suqs of 'Asir". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2013-07-19. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help) This article appeared on pages 2-9 of the July/August 1998 print edition of Saudi Aramco World.
  7. Mishaal Al-Tamimi (19 May 2011). "2011 "Abha airport reflects heritage". Arab News. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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