what is the obsession with geometry and symmetry in Arabic art and architecture?

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Having my mind blown visiting the Alhambra palace. It’s sensory overload. How come so much of the art is geometric? Was it a fashion spawned by discovery or invention or what?

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Because they couldn’t use the human form they doubled down on beautiful patterns and symmetry. Some of the original Iznik tiles and pottery are stunning when you consider they were hand painted.

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