Istanbul: Places
Photos & Words: Salina Christmas

Because Islam prohibits the actual depiction of nature, save 'unliving' things such as plants and trees, artists had to work around the 'problem' and be a bit creative in expressing themselves.

Two-dimensional drawings and perspective were rarely employed. Art must be intrinsic, not extrinsic. Many artists turned to abstract art.

This calligraphy is arguably one of the earliest forms of typography (the Arabic script is after all a series of fonts). This is a logo, effectively.