ISLAMIC LANDSCAPE: Contemporary Paintings by Deni Je
This series of paintings highlights the extraordinary Islamic civilization. Born from a barren place, Mecca, Islam has spread to all corners of the world. Since the time of the Prophet Muhammad saw, Khulafaur Rasyidin, the Ummayah Caliphate, the Abbasid Caliphate, up to the Ottoman Caliphate, Islam has inherited a variety of arts and cultures that consider revelation as its parameter. Currently, Muslims are not leading the world, but the Prophet announced that Islam will be victorious again.
This series often consists of paintings of mosques in certain landscapes. The diversity of mosque shapes is an interesting thing to ponder. Even though the shapes of mosques in Africa and China are very different, for example, they all have the same pattern, namely the existence of a place for the imam (mihrab) and a place for the congregation to pray together. Whatever the shape, the mosque has the same direction, one Qibla. This shows that Muslims, wherever they come from, have the same religious beliefs.